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Offline CarolineW

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wild rice
« on: April 26, 2009, 07:22:14 pm »
Does anyone have any good recipes using wild rice?
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Re: wild rice
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2009, 08:05:57 am »
Looks like no - but you can just mix it in with other rice.  It is a grain and not really "rice" - not sure how it goes with GF issues?

I use it with mushroom dishes, stuffing quail, salads.

Will check out recipes when I return home.  Need to put in a reminder somewhere.
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Re: wild rice
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2009, 10:11:41 am »
Never used it myself Caroline but just googled 'wild rice recipes' and there are heaps of things on there for you to have a look at.
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Re: wild rice
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2009, 10:21:30 am »
I have the most delicious recipe using wild rice.  I haven't used it in the TMX but I don't see why you couldn't adapt it.  It looks absolutely beautiful, like a dish full of jewels.

125g Basmati rice
125 g wild rice
1 green capsicum copped into small squares
1 red capsicum chopped into small squares
100g pitted black olives cut into thin slices
100g pitted green olives cut into think slices
1 onion finely chopped
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp white pepper
80g unsalted butter

Fry onion in olive oil until soft but not browned.  Add capsicum and olives and fry for 2 minutes more.  Add rices and stir until coated with oil.  Add water to cover (1.5 times the volume of rice), add salt and pepper, and bring to boil.  Place in casserole dish and cook covered in oven at 180 C for 1 hour.  Stir chopped butter through at end of cooking and serve.

I use a cast iron casserole for cooking on stove, transferring to oven and serving.  I guess you could do it in the TMX, but the nice thing about this dish is the glistening little squares of capsicum.  It looks like a lovely mosaic and is extremely impressive as a side dish, but so easy.  

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Re: wild rice
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2009, 09:56:14 pm »
Ooooh - that looks lovely, Paul! Definitely going to give that a try  :-*

PS  trying to cut down on my computer time at the moment, Judy - that's why I'm not Googling at the moment.  I start, and then I get sucked in, and next thing I know it's an hour later.  And the repetitive strain knows it (not to mention the housework ...  ;D)
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Re: wild rice
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2009, 02:08:25 am »
Know exactly what you mean Caroline.  I make the mistake of turning my computer on and sitting in front of it with my breakfast - lunchtime comes and I'm still sitting here ::) ::) I need a house cleaner and a gardener badly but not a cook - I have my TMX for that.
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Re: wild rice
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2009, 06:03:22 pm »
Know exactly what you mean Caroline.  I make the mistake of turning my computer on and sitting in front of it with my breakfast - lunchtime comes and I'm still sitting here ::) ::) I need a house cleaner and a gardener badly but not a cook - I have my TMX for that.

At least you don't take a computer on hols - that is sick !!! ;D ;D ;D ;)
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