Ingredients
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1 cup golden raisin
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9 cups vegetable broth
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1 1/3 cups wild rice, rinsed
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1/4 cup butter
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3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
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1 teaspoon ground allspice
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2 bay leaves
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2 teaspoons grated orange zest
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salt
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black pepper
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1 1/2 cups long grain rice
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1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
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3 large onions, chopped
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1 cup craisins (dried cranberries)
Instructions
- 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.
- Reduce heat and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender but firm, about 35-40 minutes.
- In another saucepan, saute the onions in the butter until tender, about 10-12 minutes.
- Add the spices and stir until aromatic, then add the remaining broth and 3 cups of water, the cranberries, raisins, and orange zest.
- 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.
- Drain the wild rice.
- Remove the bay leaves from the white rice and discard.
- Mix together both rices and stir in the pine nuts; adjust seasonings if necessary.
- Serve hot.