Bay Flavored Brown Wild Rice Food

SEASONED BROWN & WILD RICE

Steps:

• In small bowl, blend all seasoning ingredients. Set aside.
• In medium saucepan, bring water to a boil.
• Add margarine, brown rice & wild rice, and reduce heat. Cover & simmer 30 minutes.
• Water should be about half absorbed and brown rice beginning to soften.
• Stir in seasoning mix. Simmer additional 20-30 minutes.
• Let sit, still covered, 10 minutes.
• Mix in fresh parsley and fluff with fork before serving.

BROWN AND WILD RICE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, saute the carrot and shallots in the butter over medium heat until the shallots become translucent.
• Add in the brown and wild rice blend and stir over medium heat for about 2 minutes. Add the water to the rice and cook on medium low heat for 1 hour.

BROWN AND WILD RICE MEDLEY

Steps:

• In skillet or saucepan add both rices, chicken broth and salt, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cover. Simmer for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile mince the shallot. Combine the spices of garlic powder, onion powder and cumin. At 30 minutes stir the spice mixture and shallot into the rice and quickly return the cover so as to not let too much steam out.
• Continue to cook for 10-15 minutes more or until the broth is mostly absorbed. Remove from heat, leave the lid on and let it continue to steam for 10 minutes.
• Fluff and add chopped toasted pecans (or pistachios), green onions (reserve some green onions to top dish at the very end, just for looks) and butter. Mix and then add salt and pepper to taste.

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.

BROWN AND WILD RICE MEDLEY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook rice mix according to package directions, omitting butter., Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, saute onion and green beans in oil for 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms, carrots and pepper; saute 3-5 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Add vegetables and almonds to cooked rice; stir until blended.

BROWN AND WILD RICE MEDLEY WITH BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Combine vegetable broth, wild rice, brown rice, and olive oil in a saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover with a lid, and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir balsamic vinegar, sherry, garlic, salt, black pepper, and cardamom into rice; cover with a lid and continue simmering until flavors start to combine, about 10 minutes.
• Stir black beans, mushrooms, cranberries, and parsley into rice mixture; continue cooking over low heat until rice is tender and mixture is hot throughout, 10 to 15 minutes more.

BAY FLAVORED BROWN & WILD RICE

Steps:

• If using dry shallots, rehydrate by soaking in 2 tbsp water for 5 minutes.
• In a 2 quart saucepan, sauté shallots in butter until lightly browned.
• Add both types of rice, chicken stock (or water), salt (if using), and bay leaves.
• Bring to a rapid boil, cover, and reduce to a simmer.
• Simmer for 45 minutes and do not remove the cover until the 45 minutes have passed. Fluff with a fork.
• If any liquid is left after 45 minutes, stir lightly, then continue to cook over low heat for about 5 more minutes, or until all water is gone.

BROWN AND WILD RICE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the rice, onion, cranberries, pecans and parsley. In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, honey, salt and pepper. Pour over salad and toss to coat.

HERBED WILD RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute the onions in butter until tender, about 5 minutes. Add rice; cook for 8-10 minutes. Add broth, sage, thyme and salt if desired. , Pour into an ungreased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 70-80 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.

OLD BAY WILD RICE PILAF (VEGAN)

Steps:

• Bring the water to a boil and add a dash of salt and the olive oil, then put in the rice.
• Lower the heat, cover, and let simmer for about 30 minutes or until most of the water has been absorbed.
• Keep covered, turn off the heat, and let it sit for about 5 minutes.
• While the rice is sitting, measure out the walnuts and steam the mushrooms in a vegetable steamer, over hot water, or in a microwave steambag. Or just toss them in raw.
• Fluff up the rice with a fork and mix in the Old Bay to your liking, then add the walnuts and mushroom bits.