HOW TO COOK WILD RICE

Basic recipe for how to cook wild rice. Cooked wild rice is a great ingredient to use in many delicious recipes.

Cooking wild rice is easy!  It's healthy, nutritious and gluten free.  Here is how to cook it properly.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup wild rice
• 4 cups water
• salt to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Rinse the rice in a strainer to clean.
2. In a medium sauce pan, combine 1 cup of wild rice and 4 cups of water (1 to 4 proportion) and bring to boil on high heat.
3. Reduce heat to medium or low and simmer/cook the rice for 30-45 minutes, depending on the type of wild rice you have. Cook until the rice is soft but not mushy and until most of the grain are popped. You don't want the rice to be tough and chewy, so be patient and cook just until it's of the right softness. Once the rice is cooked to the desired softness, drain extra water from the pan.
4. Once cooked, season rice with salt, if desired.
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