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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup wild rice (see Notes)
- 2-1/2 cups water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Brown sugar or pure maple syrup
- 1/2 cup dried cherries
- 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts, lightly toasted
- Milk, soy milk, or cream
Preparation:
Place the wild rice, water, and salt in a medium-sized saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. When it reaches a boil, cover the pot, and lower the heat to a bare simmer. Cook for 1-1/4 hours, or until all the water is absorbed and the rice is tender and has "butterflied," or burst open. (If the grain has become tender but there is still water left, drain it off.)
Remove from the heat, and stir in the sugar or maple syrup and the cherries.
Serve hot, topped with chopped hazelnuts and the milk of your choice.
Yield: 3 to 4 servings
Cook's Notes:
When shopping for wild rice, you might notice a light brown "wild rice mix" as well as the more familiar dark variety. This paddy-grown grain is not the same thing as authentic Native American wild rice. It is lighter in color and milder in flavor-and cooks in less time and with less water If you make this recipe with "wild rice mix," cook it as you would any long-grain brown rice. Dried cranberries can be substituted for the cherries. Hazelnuts are also known as filberts.
Recipe Source: Mollie Katzen's Sunlight Cafe by Mollie Katzen (Hyperion)
Reprinted with permission.
Remove from the heat, and stir in the sugar or maple syrup and the cherries.
Serve hot, topped with chopped hazelnuts and the milk of your choice.
Yield: 3 to 4 servings
Cook's Notes:
When shopping for wild rice, you might notice a light brown "wild rice mix" as well as the more familiar dark variety. This paddy-grown grain is not the same thing as authentic Native American wild rice. It is lighter in color and milder in flavor-and cooks in less time and with less water If you make this recipe with "wild rice mix," cook it as you would any long-grain brown rice. Dried cranberries can be substituted for the cherries. Hazelnuts are also known as filberts.
Recipe Source: Mollie Katzen's Sunlight Cafe by Mollie Katzen (Hyperion)
Reprinted with permission.
