Manitoba wild rice
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Wild rice |
| 4 | cups | Water |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 6 | eaches | Slices bacon |
| 2 | eaches | Onions, chopped |
| 1 | each | Sweet green pepper chopped |
| 3 | eaches | Stalks celery, chopped |
| 1½ | cup | Sliced mushrooms |
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter |
| ¼ | cup | Beef stock or water |
| 1 | x | Salt and pepper to taste |
Directions
Rinse rice in colander with cold running water. In large saucepan, bring water and salt to boil; add rice; reduce heat to medium low and simmer, covered 30 minutes. Drain. Meanwhile, in skillet, over medium high heat, fry bacon 3 to 5 minutes or until crisp.
Transfer bacon to paper towel; pat dry and chop.
Drain all but 1 tablespoon bacon drippings from skillet; add onions and cook, stirring 3 to 5 minutes or until tender. Add green pepper, celery and mushrooms; cook, stirring 3 minutes. Transfer vegetable mixture to 8 cup casserole. Stir in butter, beef stock and rice.
Bake covered, 15 to 20 minutes in 350 F degree oven until rice is tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper..