Best Wild Rice And Leek Pilaf Recipes

WILD RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a medium saucepan, add the onion, and cook over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes, until translucent. Add 5 cups of water, 2 teaspoons of salt, and the wild rice. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to very low, and simmer, covered, for 50 minutes to 1 hour, until the rice is tender. Drain well.
• Place the drained rice in a bowl, add the remaining tablespoon of butter, the scallions, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and the pepper. Taste for seasonings and serve hot.

WILD RICE PILAF RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large heavy bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add in onion, carrots, and celery and saute until softened, 4-5 minutes.
• Stir in mushrooms and cook, stirring frequently, for about 5-7 minutes. Add in garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
• Stir in wild rice blend, vegetable stock, salt and pepper. Put the lid on and bring it to a boil. As soon as it comes to a boil, turn the heat down to low and simmer for 45-50 minutes or until the liquid is mostly absorbed and wild rice blend is cooked through.
• Once it is cooked, let it rest for 5 minutes. Garnish with parsley and serve.

WILD AND BROWN RICE

Steps:

• In heavy saucepan, soak wild rice in boiling water for 30 minutes. Drain; rinse thoroughly.
• In large skillet or Dutch oven, combine drained wild rice, brown rice, onion, carrots, celery, chicken broth, thyme, marjoram, salt, and black pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, 50 to 60 minutes.

RICE PILAF WITH CARROTS AND PARSLEY

Steps:

• Place the rice in a bowl in the sink and rinse several times with water, or soak for 30 minutes, to wash away some of the starch. Drain through a strainer.
• Heat the water or stock to a bare simmer in a saucepan or in a Pyrex measuring cup in the microwave.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a wide, heavy skillet or saucepan over medium heat and add the carrots, onion or leek, and salt to taste. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables begin to soften, about 3 minutes, and add the rice. Cook, stirring, until the grains of rice are separate and beginning to crackle. Add the hot water or stock and salt to taste and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes, until all of the liquid has been absorbed.
• Uncover the rice and place a clean towel over the top of the pan (it should not be touching the rice). Replace the lid and allow the rice to sit for 10 minutes, undisturbed. Add the parsley and gently fluff the rice, then pile the pilaf onto a platter or into a wide bowl and serve.

BROWN RICE WITH CARROTS AND LEEKS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil over a medium-sized, heavy skillet or saucepan, and add the leeks and carrots. Cook, stirring, until the leeks are tender and translucent and the carrots have softened slightly, about five minutes. Add the garlic and salt to taste. Cook, stirring, until the garlic smells fragrant, about a minute. Add the rice and about 1/2 teaspoon salt, and stir to coat the grains with olive oil. Add the water, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer over low heat until the rice is tender, about 45 minutes. Remove from the heat, and do not remove the cover for 10 minutes. Then stir in the lemon juice, and taste and adjust salt. Serve hot or warm.

PILAF OF WILD RICE, MUSHROOMS AND LEEKS

Steps:

• Bring stock to boil in medium saucepan.
• Add rice, bay leaf and salt.
• Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until rice is tender, about 30 minutes; drain.
• Melt butter in large heavy skillet over medium-low heat.
• Stir in leeks and thyme.
• Cover and cook until soft, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Mix in mushrooms and sprinkle with salt.
• Cover and cook until mushrooms exude liquid, stirring occasionallly, about 10 minutes.
• Mix in rice and pepper; taste and adjust seasoning.
• Cover and cook until rice has absorbed liquid, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Mix in parsley and serve.