Minnesota Wild Rice

Name: Minnesota Wild Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Servings: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, butter or ghee; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, butter or ghee; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, butter or ghee; 2 teaspoons salt; 4 cups water; 2 cups uncooked wild rice (black sweet rice); 2 cups uncooked wild rice (black sweet rice)

Preparation info

Servings:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

Silk Road Cooking

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2000

About

Wild rice is actually the seed of an aquatic grass and is not a member of the rice family. In China it is harvested more for its shoots than its grain. But it’s a delectable grass and deserves to be included in a modern Silk Road cookbook.

Ingredients

2 cups uncooked wild rice (black sweet rice)
4 cups water
2

Americas
United States
Main course
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Wash the rice by placing it in a large fine-mesh sieve and rinsing under running water. Agitate gently with your hands and drain off the rice water.
Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a medium nonstick pot. Pour in the rice, gently stir once with a wooden spoon and bring