Comments on: Wild Rice Casserole

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:46:49 +0000

Gosia, thanks for the good ideas! One thing to keep in mind though that using fresh celery is not really the same as using the celery seed. Please report back and let us know how it goes!

By: Gosia

Gosia — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:20:56 +0000

It really looks delicious, and I really like the idea of mixing wild rice with mushrooms (ideal would be to find fresh wild mushrooms too). I will prepare this dish soon, even before Thanksgiving, however I will substitute the heavy cream with organic plain yogurt and will use fresh garlic and fresh celery, chopped and minced. Thank you for sharing.

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:10:42 +0000

Yann, thats a good tip! In this particular application though the rice gets cooked for another 60 mins in the casserole. I think it also depends on how soft you like the rice, I tend to like to like about a 60% – 75% “pop open” ratio. I’ll try your method next time and report back.

By: Yann

Yann — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:58:21 +0000

You should try to put wild rice in water for 24 hours where you change water 5 times. The wild rice pop-up and will look light brown/white. Then you need to put in boiled water for few minutes to warm it up before serve.

This made the wild rice very tender. You can add salt and your ingredients.

I saw lot’s of people boiling it for long. But on the picture I do see that the rice didn’t open and may stay bit hard.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:32:14 +0000

I bet lots of people that visit this blog will bookmark this for a try this Thanksgiving.

By: The Cooking Ninja

The Cooking Ninja — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:20:25 +0000

It certainly looks delicious. I have to try it out soon.

By: Valli

Valli — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:22:19 +0000

The wild rice casserole would be the perfect accompaniment for a Thanksgiving dinner. Wild rice around these parts comes from Northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario. Valli's last blog post..Spinach & Ricotta-Stuffed Shells

By: meeso

meeso — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:34:43 +0000

This definitely sounds like a great addition to the Thanksgiving table! meeso's last blog post..Lime Chicken Salad w/Avacado & Spinach