WILD-RICE PILAF WITH CRANBERRIES AND PECANS
Wild rice marries with pecans and dried cranberries in an updated pilaf.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains Rice Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add shallot, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3 minutes. Add rice, and cook for 1 minute. Add chicken stock, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, covered, until rice is tender and starting to burst, 45 to 50 minutes. Drain any excess liquid. Transfer to a bowl.
- While rice cooks, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Arrange pecans on a rimmed baking sheet, and toast until browned and fragrant, about 8 minutes. Let cool. Coarsely chop pecans.
- Add toasted pecans, cranberries, raisins, and parsley to rice. Season with salt and pepper. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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.
PECAN RICE PILAF
This is one of my stand-by side dishes, which can complement most meat and meatless entrees. It is special enough for company and quick enough for weeknights.-Jacqueline Oglesby, Spruce Pine, North Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 35m
Yield 9 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, saute pecans in 2 tablespoons butter until toasted; remove from the pan and set aside., In the same pan, saute onion in remaining butter until tender. Add rice; cook and stir until rice is lightly browned, 3-4 minutes. Stir in the broth, 2 tablespoons parsley, salt, thyme and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes., Add carrots; simmer until rice is tender, 3-5 minutes longer. Stir in toasted pecans and remaining parsley. Fluff with a fork. Freeze option: Reserving pecans for later, freeze cooled pilaf in a freezer container. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Microwave, covered, on high in a microwave-safe dish, adding 2-3 tablespoons water to moisten, until heated through. Toast pecans; add to pilaf.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 313 calories, Fat 16g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 19mg cholesterol, Sodium 623mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
WILD RICE AND TOASTED PECAN PILAF
Categories Onion Rice Side Bake Pecan Bell Pepper Gourmet Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. In a small baking pan toss the pecans with the butter, the thyme, and the salt until they are coated well and toast them in the middle of the oven for 10 minutes, or until they are crisp and fragrant.
- In a flameproof casserole cook the onion and the bell pepper in the oil over moderately low heat, stirring, for 5 minutes, or until they are just softened, and with a slotted spoon transfer them to a bowl. Add the rice to the casserole and cook it, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Stir in the broth, heated to boiling, and salt and pepper to taste and bring the mixture to a boil. Bake the mixture, covered, in the middle of the oven for 40 minutes. Stir in the onion mixture, bake the pilaf, covered, for 30 minutes more, or until the rice is tender and the broth has been absorbed, and stir in the pecans.
WILD RICE PECAN PILAF
Make and share this Wild Rice Pecan Pilaf recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Bev I Am
Categories Rice
Time 1h5m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a medium-sized sauce pan, bring 2 quarts of water to a rapid boil.
- Add the 1/2 tsp salt and the wild rice.
- Boil uncovered for 40-45 minutes, or until the grains begin to pop open and the rice is tender.
- Drain and set aside.
- In a 10" skillet, melt the butter over medium heat.
- Add the carrot and saute for 1-2 minutes.
- Add celery, mushrooms, and pecans.
- Saute for just about 2 minutes more, stirring often.
- Add the rice and saute until thoroughly combined.
- Season with salt and pepper and serve.
- Serves 4.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 190.5, Fat 15.8, SaturatedFat 4.5, Cholesterol 15.3, Sodium 361, Carbohydrate 11.4, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 1.9, Protein 3.3
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