Cranberry Wild Rice Pilaf

Submitted by PalatablePastime

"A lovely long grain and wild rice pilaf with touches of fruits and nuts. Perfect for serving with chicken and turkey. Different from the usual stuffings. Cook time is concurrent."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 9 cups vegetable broth
• 1 1⁄3 cups wild rice, rinsed
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 3 large onions, chopped
• 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup craisins (dried cranberries)
• 1 cup golden raisin
• 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
• salt
• black pepper
• 1 1⁄2 cups long grain rice
• 1⁄2 cup pine nuts, toasted

directions

1. In a large saucepan, bring 6 cups of the broth and 6 cups of water to a boil; add wild rice and return to a boil.
2. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender but firm, about 35-40 minutes.
3. In another saucepan, saute the onions in the butter until tender, about 10-12 minutes.
4. Add the spices and stir until aromatic, then add the remaining broth and 3 cups of water, the cranberries, raisins, and orange zest.
5. Season with salt and pepper, bring to a boil, then add the white rice and reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
6. Drain the wild rice.
7. Remove the bay leaves from the white rice and discard.
8. Mix together both rices and stir in the pine nuts; adjust seasonings if necessary.
9. Serve hot.

Reviews

[Pedro Porro]

What a GREAT recipe. Perfect accompaniment to a wintry meal; earthy, nutty, spicy with a hint of sweetness from the fruit. Made it for a dinner party last night and my guests fought for the leftovers. Prepared it a little in advance so I wouldn't be stressed once guests arrived and blended the two rices with the pine nuts at the last minute. Actually tasted better after the flavors had a chance to incorporate a little.

 

[DianaEatingRichly]

Really good recipe for fall entertaining.

 

[Omm6806]

A good recipe even though it was a little too sweet for me. I, too, made only half a recipe and had lots of leftovers I used less water as suggested by a reviewer and was glad I did. I think next time I would omit the raisins to cut the sweetness and use lemon zest instead of orange. I substituted pumpkin seeds for the pine nuts and think I might add some other nuts as well another time. Thanks for the recipe, Sue Lau.

 

[FriskyKitty]

Good.

 

[French Tart]

Wonderful Sue! I am a real sucker for wild rice and this did not disappoint! I made HALF the amount listed, and we ate this with grilled salmon. We all loved the addition of the pine nuts - it added to the added texture. Photos to follow - made for ZWT4 - thanks! FT:-)