Cranberry Wild Rice Pilaf

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 9 cups vegetable broth
• 1 1/3 cups wild rice, rinsed
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 large onions, chopped
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup craisins (dried cranberries)
• 1 cup golden raisin
• 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
• salt
• black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups long grain rice
• 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, bring 6 cups of the broth and 6 cups of water to a boil; add wild rice and return to a boil.
• 2 reduce heat and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender but firm, about 35-40 minutes.
• 3 in another saucepan, saute the onions in the butter until tender, about 10-12 minutes.
• 4 add the spices and stir until aromatic, then add the remaining broth and 3 cups of water, the cranberries, raisins, and orange zest.
• 5 season with salt and pepper, bring to a boil, then add the white rice and reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
• 6 drain the wild rice.
• 7 remove the bay leaves from the white rice and discard.
• 8 mix together both rices and stir in the pine nuts; adjust seasonings if necessary.
• 9 serve hot.