Wild Rice, Mushroom, and Hazelnut Stuffing
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
10 cups
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup dried cherries or 3/4 cup dried cranberries
- 2⁄3 cup tawny port or 2/3 cup ruby port
- 3 cups wild rice, well rinsed
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 medium leeks, cleaned and sliced (white part only)
- 1 lb mixed wild mushroom, sliced (cremini, shiitakes, and chanterelles)
- 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning (Homemade Poultry Seasoning)
- 1 cup hazelnuts, toasted and skinned and chopped
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1⁄2 cup turkey broth (optional) or 1/2 cup chicken broth (optional)
directions
- Add the dried cherries to a small bowl and add in the port wine; let stand while making the stuffing.
- Bring a big pot of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat; add in the wild rice; decrease heat to medium.
- Boil uncovered until the rice is barely tender (some of the grains may have burst), about 45 minutes.
- Drain the rice into a sieve and rinse under cold water until cooled; drain well and place in a large bowl.
- In a very large skillet or flameproof casserole, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat.
- Add in the leeks and cook/stir often, until tender, about 5 minutes; add to the wild rice.
- In the same skillet, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter; add in the mushrooms and cook over med-high heat, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms give off their juices, about 5 minutes.
- Add in the port with cherries and the poultry seasoning and boil until the liquid is reduced to about 1/2 cup, 6-8 minutes.
- Stir the mushrooms and port into the bowl of wild rice; add in the hazelnuts, parsley, salt, and pepper; mix well.
- Transfer to a lightly buttered casserole, drizzle with broth, cover, and bake in preheated 350° oven until heated, about 30 minutes (for crustier stuffing, remove cover for last 15 minutes of cook time).
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