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Cooking Wild Rice Recipes
Wild Rice Soup, Stuffing, and Salad Recipes
How To Cook Wild Rice and its Health Benefits
Savor wild rice recipes from our best chicken wild rice soup to our gourmet stuffing or
salad all while learning about how to cook wild rice and its health benefits.
Most Wild Rice recipes call for Wild Rice only to add color to white rice. However, the best recipes bring out the smokey, nutty
flavor of this unique whole grain. This earthy tasting rice is delicious if prepared properly. We think the recipes on this page demonstrate
just how easily it can play the lead role in a great dish.
A healthy, heart warming, winter soup. This is one of our best wild rice recipes.
This gourmet whole grain salad is great on crackers or croissants.
This is so delicious even people who don't like stuffing will love this wild rice and mushroom stuffing recipe.
Health Benefits of Wild Rice
This whole grain is low in carbohydrates and calories but high in fiber making it good diet food. It has important omega 3 fatty acids that help to
lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of certain cancers. It is also a good source of vitamin B2, folate, and zinc. Because it is a member
of the rice family, it is gluten-free and can be
eaten safely by people with gluten allergies or intolerance.
To see how this rice compares,
nutritionally, to other whole grains,
go to our whole grain list.
What Is Wild Rice?
The Wild Rice plant is native to North America and its grains have been harvested by Native Americans for
thousands of years. Also called "Indian Rice", it comes in black, brown, and red varieties. It grows in slow moving rivers and marsh lands near the Great Lakes, Atlantic
coast, and
Gulf of Mexico.
Early American people did not really need to cultivate this crop. They just harvested it by paddling their canoes
through wetlands and hitting the bushes with a stick or paddle to knock the rice grains into the canoe. During this process many grains fell
into the water conveniently planting next year's crop. Some Native American tribes still practice this type of traditional Wild Rice harvesting.
How To Cook Wild Rice
Add 1 cup of rice to 2 cups of water, and add a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and simmer 40 minutes or until the water is absorbed. Check it often because it can go from underdone to burnt within minutes (either way it's ruined). Fluff with fork and let stand 5 minutes.
Taste
When cooking Wild Rice choose dishes that will be complimented by its nutty, smokey flavor and crunchy texture.
Shelf-Life
Raw (uncooked) Wild Rice will store almost
indefinitely, if stored properly.
Where to Buy
Find out where to buy specialty wild rice products...
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