Pilaf Of Wild Rice Mushrooms And Leeks Recipes

MUSHROOM-WILD RICE PILAF

Steps:

• In 3-quart saucepan, melt 1/4 cup of the butter over medium-high heat. Cook onion in butter 3 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook 3 minutes longer, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender and mushrooms are golden. Add wild rice and brown rice; cook and stir 1 minute.
• Stir in broth. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 45 to 50 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons butter, the thyme, salt and pepper.

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.

OVEN-BAKED WILD RICE PILAF WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Heat oil in a large dutch oven over medium heat. Add leeks and cook for 5 minutes or unil soft, stirring often.
• Raise heat to medium, add mushrooms and cook for 7 minutes, or until liquid has evaporated and mushrooms begin to brown.
• Srir in garlic and thyme, and cook 1 minute or until fragrant.
• Stir in rice. Add wine and soy sauce, simmer 2 minutes or until almost all of the liquid has been absorbed. Add broth and 1 cup of water and return to a simmer.
• Place lid on Dutch oven and bake 45 minutes. Remove lid, and bake 30 minutes more or until most of the liquid has been absorbed.
• Remove from oven, cover and let stand 5 minutes.
• Fold in peas and pine nuts. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

WILD RICE AND MUSHROOM PILAF

Steps:

• Combine wild rice, brown rice, and beef broth in a 3-quart sauce pan. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to Low. Cover and simmer 50-55 minutes until rice is tender.
• Meanwhile, slice mushrooms. Chop shallot. Chop (or crush) garlic.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over Medium heat. Saute shallots 3 minutes. Stir in garlic; add mushrooms, salt and pepper. Saute 4 minutes or until mushrooms are dark and tender.
• When rice is finished cooking, toss mushroom mixture with rice and serve while hot.
• Special note: The recipe originally says to drain the rice. I've never had any extra liquid to drain, but I use a different rice as well. To make the recipe easier for me I bought a rice mixture at my store called "Royal Blend". I highly recommend it since it contains Texmati white, brown, wild, and red rice. This might be the reason no draining is necessary. If you are able to find this rice and buy it, use 1 1/2 cups of it instead of the 3/4 cup of both rice.

WILD RICE AND LEEK PILAF

Steps:

• Cook wild rice in large amount of boiling water 10 minutes;drain well.
• Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add leeks and carrots and cook until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Mix in wild and converted rice.
• Add 3 1/2 cups stock,salt and thyme and bring to simmer.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, adding more stock if necessary, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Mix in pepper; adjust seasoning and serve.
• (Can be prepared 20 minutes ahead. Cover and keep warm.).