How to cook wild rice
You will need - 1.5 glasses of rice, 4.5 glasses of water1. Pour wild rice with water, leave for 12 hours.
2. Drain the wild rice.
3. Pour water into a saucepan and add rice (for 1.5 cups of rice, 4.5 cups of water).
4. Cook for 40 minutes on low heat, covered with salt and spices.
5. Drain the water, season with salt, add spices and stir.
As a separate dish, wild rice is not used in cooking. Boiled wild rice can be cooked with vegetables.
Facts about wild rice
Wild rice is actually the Zizania aquatica herb native to North America.The calorie content of wild rice is 101 kcal / 100 grams.
The cost of wild rice is from 600 to 1500 rubles / 1 kilogram (cost in Moscow in June 2020). In Russia, wild rice is only imported, it is considered a VIP product.
The ratio of wild rice to water during cooking is 1: 3.
Wild rice with vegetables
ProductsWild rice - 1 cup
Eggplant - 1 small
Zucchini - 1 piece
Bulgarian pepper - 1 piece
Tomatoes - 2 pieces
Onions - 1 small head
Garlic - 1 prong
Olive oil - 2 tablespoons
Parsley - 1 bunch
Thyme - 1 sprig
Rosemary - 1 sprig
Butter - 10 gram cube
Salt and pepper to taste
How to cook rice with vegetables
1. Soak wild rice in cold water for 12 hours.
2. Place the wild rice in a saucepan and add 3.5 cups of water.
3. Put the saucepan on a low heat, bring to a boil and cook for 30 minutes, then drain and season with butter.
4. Eggplant, zucchini, peppers, wash and peel.
5. Cut the eggplant into cubes 2 centimeters in size.
6. Pour the eggplants into a bowl, sprinkle with salt, stir and leave for 15 minutes.
7. Peel the garlic and pass through a garlic press.
8. Cut the zucchini into slices.
9. Peel the onion and cut into half rings.
10. Cut the tomatoes into cubes.
11. Finely chop the pepper.
12. Preheat a frying pan, pour in olive oil.
13. Put the eggplants, zucchini, peppers, tomatoes, onions and garlic in a skillet.
14. Place thyme and rosemary in a skillet, season with salt, pepper and simmer for 10 minutes.
15. Add rice, stir and simmer for another 5 minutes.