Now with a recipe like this one you might be shaking your head, already set in your preference of white rice as a side dish, but allow me to convert you. There’s no reason that wild rice doesn’t get as much love, or can’t be as lovingly made. I like to pack mine full of flavor, texture, and fresh ingredients – so it’s quite up to snuff! With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it’s time for some recipes that are worthy our your holiday table. I thought I’d start easy with a side dish, so here’s my recipe for this incredible harvest rice. I loaded it with mushrooms, peas, dried cranberries and slivered toasted almonds which add a really nice crunch to the rice. For the rice I used a brown rice and wild rice mix which I absolutely love. You should be able to find the mix in your local grocery store, otherwise you can combine it yourself, but I really love the flavor of it, it has a really nice and earthy flavor, nutty and quite a chewy texture.
Ingredients In Harvest Rice
Rice – I used wild rice today, I wanted something packed full of complex carbs, protein, and a bit of chew Veggies – White or yellow onion diced up as well as some nice mushroom, something like cremini or white. I also incorporated some frozen peas. Garlic – Use as much or little as you like. Liquids – A nice dry white wine like a Sauvignon Blanc and some low sodium chicken broth so as to control the salt content of our dish. Craisins – These will plump up so nicely and offer a nice sweet yet tart addition to our side. Almonds – Slivered, feel free to just pick up a bag of them at the grocery store for some great crunch. Herbs – Just some fresh thyme today, if dried is all you have on hand just keep in mind that 1 teaspoon dried equals 1 tablespoon fresh. Butter – Unsalted is best, this is what we’re going to saute our veggies and sauteables in, if you’re worried about the butter burning feel free to add a bit of olive oil as well. Parsley – Fresh chopped up fresh to sprinkle liberally over top.
How To Make Harvest Rice
Having Trouble Cooking Wild Rice?
Wild rice can take quite a long time to cook, but it should absorb all the liquid when it’s cooked. If you feel that the rice isn’t cooked after the 30 minutes, add more chicken broth if needed and cook for a few more minutes.
What Can I Serve My Harvest Rice With?
This nice starchy side dish pairs perfectly with just about anything and everything I’ve found. I like to pair it with anything I’d like to bulk up a bit, to turn a main into a full blown meal!
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Feel free to pair it with fish, poultry, pork, dang near anything you can think of!
How To Get The Most Out Of Your Rice
Feel free to throw in any protein you’d like! This dish is a perfect way to use up some leftovers you have sitting around taking up space in your fridge. If you’d like to add some golden color and complex flavor to this dish, feel free to saute the rice in some oil before cooking. Sub some water and a chicken bouillon cube for the chicken broth to give a flavor concentrate to the dish
Storing Leftover Harvest Rice
Be sure to store this dish as soon as it’s cooled as rice is a breeding ground for bacteria. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 – 4 days. If freezing store this dish in a freezer bag with the air pressed out. Thaw overnight in the fridge and fluff the rice before reheating. This dish will last up to 3 months in the freezer.
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