Recipe

Wild Rice with Cherries

Wild Rice with Cherries

Photo by QueenOfGreen

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Savory Rice Dish
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    QueenOfGreen's Notes: How I make this depends entirely on what KIND of wild rice I can get: the cultivated "wild" rice from the grocery store (on the right in the above photo), or the truly wild stuff that a friend...

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Serves 4 to 6

  1. Bring broth to boil in medium saucepan. Add rice, salt and bay leaf. Simmer until liquid is absorbed. Discard bay leaf.

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  2. Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Saute onions, garlic and the stripped leaves of herbs (stems discarded) until onions are soft.

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  3. Add mushrooms and cherries. Saute until tender, 5 minutes or so.

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  4. Add pre-cooked rice. Cook until all liquids are absorbed, but not so long that mixture is dry.

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2 Comments on Wild Rice with Cherries

Picture_11 Reply

I'm a huge fan of cherries and somehow this combination completely makes sense, bet it tastes great, too.

Artdecowoman-main_full_green Reply

Thanks! It's delish - especially with a holiday roasted bird.

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