Wild Rice And Leek Pilaf Food

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.

CLASSIC CHICKEN AND WILD RICE HOTDISH

Steps:

• Put the rice in a fine-mesh sieve and rinse it under cold running water, swishing the rice with your hand until the water runs clear. Transfer the rice to a medium bowl and add water to cover. Pour off any black bits or floating kernels, pour the rice back into the sieve to drain, then put it in a small saucepan. Add 1 1/4 cups water, a pinch of salt and the bay leaf; bring to a simmer. Cover the pan and reduce the heat to low. Cook 25 minutes, or until the rice is tender and the water has evaporated. (If liquid remains after the rice is done, drain it in a sieve.)
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Heat the butter in a large high-sided skillet over medium heat. Add the leeks and celery and season with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add the flour to the vegetables and stir until well combined. Pour in the milk and bring to a simmer, whisking to prevent any lumps. Add the cream, chicken stock, thyme, nutmeg and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Simmer over low heat until the floury taste dissipates, about 5 minutes.
• Add the cooked chicken, wild rice (minus the bay leaf) and half of the cheese and heat until the cheese melts.
• Put the crushed crackers in a heavy plastic bag and add 1/4 teaspoon pepper and the olive oil. Shake to combine and set aside.
• Rub a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with a thin layer of soft butter. Pour the chicken mixture into the dish and top with the remaining cheese. Bake 25 minutes.
• Pull the dish from the oven, sprinkle the cracker mixture over the top and bake until the crackers turn golden brown and the mixture bubbles in the center, 15 to 20 more minutes. Serve immediately.

WHITE & WILD RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet.
• Add onion, carrots, celery and garlic and cook until tender.
• Add wild rice and broth.
• Heat to a boil.
• Cover and cook over low heat for 25 minutes.
• Add white rice.
• Cover and cook over low heat for 20 minutes or until done.
• Stir in parsley.

WILD RICE WITH BUTTERNUT SQUASH, LEEKS, AND CORN

Steps:

• Rinse rice in strainer under cold water; drain. Bring 6 cups water and 2 teaspoons coarse salt to boil in large saucepan. Add rice; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered until rice grains begin to split and are tender but still slightly chewy, about 45 minutes. Drain. Spread on rimmed baking sheet to cool. Transfer to bowl. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Oil rimmed baking sheet. Toss squash cubes and 3 tablespoons oil in medium bowl. Spread squash in single layer on prepared sheet; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast just until tender but firm enough to hold shape, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Transfer squash to bowl. Cool. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add leeks and 3/4 cup water; simmer until leeks are tender, about 7 minutes. Add corn; simmer 2 minutes longer. Add rice and butternut squash; simmer until heated through and liquid is absorbed, about 4 minutes. Stir in 2 tablespoons butter and parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl and serve.

WILD RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Prepare rice according to manufacturer's instructions, adding cranberries at the same time as the rice. When rice is done, fold in green onions and almonds.

WILD RICE AND MUSHROOM PILAF

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and ¾ teaspoon salt and cook, stirring often, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the rice and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Proceed to cook the rice according to the package directions, replacing the water (if specified) with the equivalent amount of chicken broth.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the wine and cook, scraping up the brown bits, until evaporated, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Fluff the rice and fold in the mushrooms, chives, and remaining two tablespoons of butter.

LEMON CHICKEN AND LEEK RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Heat the butter over medium heat in a skillet that has a lid. Add the pasta and toast until deep golden and nutty. Add the leeks and wilt, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, and add wine, if using, and cook until it evaporates. Add the rice and the chicken stock and lemon zest. Bring to a boil, and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cover and cook until almost tender, 15 minutes. Add the chicken, lemon juice and parsley. Cover, let stand 5 to 10 minutes, then serve.
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• Place the cleaned chicken in a pot on bed of bay leaves, carrots, garlic, lemon, onions, celery and parsley. Fill the pot covering the top of the chicken with about 12 cups water. Sprinkle with salt and throw in a couple of peppercorns. Bring the water to a low boil then gently cook at low rolling simmer for about 1 hour, turning the chicken occasionally. Turn off the heat and allow the chicken to cool completely in its own juices. Remove the chicken and separate the meat from the skin and bones. Strain and reserve all of the cooking liquids.

WILD RICE AND BARLEY PILAF WITH DRIED FRUIT

Steps:

• Bring broth and 1/4 teaspoon salt to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add wild rice and barley. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Let stand 15 minutes; fluff with a fork.
• Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat.
• Add leek, celery, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, pepper, and sage; cook 10 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add garlic; cook 1 minute.
• Stir in cooked rice, cranberries, and walnuts; cook until thoroughly heated.

APPLE-CRANBERRY WILD RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water and salt to a boil. Stir in the rice. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until rice is tender. Drain. Stir in savory; set aside., In a large nonstick skillet, saute leek in oil for 1 minute. Stir in cranberries, apples and 3 tablespoons broth. Cover and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until fruit is tender, stirring occasionally., Add rice, onion salt, lemon-pepper and remaining broth. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.

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.

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.).

FRUIT AND WILD RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Melt butter in medium saucepan over med-high heat.
• Add onions and celery.
• Cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add broth, water, rice, contents of seasoning packet, and fruit.
• Bring to boil. Reduce heat to med-low.
• Cover and simmer 25 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed.
• Stir in pecans and serve.

ETHIOPIAN WILD RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Place the leeks in a large saucepan, and sauté over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add water 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time to keep the leeks from sticking to the pan.
• Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Add the berbere spice and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in the wild rice, beans, and orange zest, and season with salt and pepper. Cook until the mixture is heated through.
• Garnish with the green onions.

WILD RICE AND TOASTED PECAN PILAF

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.