Recipes Nugget Markets Signature Recipes
Wild Rice Pilaf with Baby Green Beans
- Prep time
- 35-45 minutes PT45M
- Cook time
- 50 minutes PT50M
- Yield
- 6 cups
- Difficulty
Go wild with this wild rice pilaf, complete with baby green beans and toasted pecans. Pairs deliciously with duck or pork.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup wild rice
- 1 small yellow onion, chopped fine
- 2 cups water
- ½ cup long-grain rice
- 2 tablespoons plus 2½ teaspoons kosher salt, divided
- 1 cup baby green beans, cut into 1½-inch lengths
- 1 tablespoon orange zest, minced
- ¼ cup toasted pecans, chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon cracked white pepper
Preparation
Heat olive oil in medium saucepan. Add wild rice and onion and sauté stirring frequently for 10 minutes.
Add liquid and simmer for 10 minutes. Add long-grain rice, turn heat to low, give one last stir and cook covered for 30 minutes.
While rice is cooking, bring a 2-quart sauce pot of water to a boil, then add 2 tablespoons salt. Blanch greeen beans in the boiling salted water until just tender, approximately 45–60 seconds. When beans are cooked, shock in ice water to stop the cooking and preserve the bright green color.
After 30 minutes, check rice for doneness. Fluff rice with a fork and fold in blanched green beans and all remaining ingredients.
Glossary:
- zest
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Colored part of the peel of citrus fruit which contains flavorful oils.