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All of us are wild rice eaters, but it takes about 50 to 60 minutes to cook and you need to keep an eye on it. Now that I have the new electric pressure cooker I decided to try cooking it in there. I used a cup of wild rice and that yielded about 6 cups cooked rice. I packaged it in pint freezer bags and laid them flat and put in freezer. The directions I used called for salt, but I omitted it to add when I used it.
Now when I want wild rice casserole or soup I can add it at the end from a frozen state and have a meal in minutes. I made soup for myself with some homemade chicken stock I had in the refrigerator, frozen mushrooms and wild rice from the freezer and a sautéed onion, heated it through and had a lovely clear soup for one. What a treat for lunch.
Wild Rice in a Instant Pot
1 cup wild rice, rinsed and drained
3 cups water or broth or a combination of both
1 teaspoon salt (optional)
Add the wild rice, water or broth to the Instant Pot. Place lid on and turn until it locks into place. Set to seal, not vent. Press the manual button and set for 25 minutes if you are going to freeze it or 30 if you want to use it right away. Let cook till pot beeps and let pressure come down for 10 minutes and then hand vent steam. Open and fluff with fork. It is ready to use or let it cool in a flat rimmed sheet to freeze, package in amounts you want and seal and lay flat to take up less room in freezer.
I love to make Chippewa Wild Rice! I have some wild rice in my "pantry." Will have to make some soon. Maybe with those pork chops later this week!
ReplyDeleteSo do you have an Instant Pot Nadine? I really have enjoyed having the wild rice cooked and in the freezer to use when ever I want some. Sure can tell us Minnesotan people can't you. Stay warm!
DeleteOh, I also have a couple of other recipes for wild rice that I love! One with artichokes & a salad with grapes & pineapple.
ReplyDeleteHi, Myrna! No, I do not have an Instant Pot. Not planning to get one at this time. I have that old-fashioned pressure cooker that I'm considering getting rid of. Haven't used it in ages. I do use my crock pot more now than I ever did when I was working.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should try the pressure cooker again, at least once, before you get rid of it. I hadn't used mine for a long time and now I am not sure why when it works so well. Than again, I don't like crock pots and have given away any that I have owned.
DeleteMy pressure cooker is in the hall closet, so I don't even think of it. It's a bit big for something for just the two of us. I'll think about it. Why don't you like the crock pot, Myrna? I use mine more now than when I was working. I love starting it and not having to worry about stopping my day to make an evening meal. My favorite is a pork roast with potatoes & Frank's kraut! I also do chili in it. And roast beef with potatoes, carrots, celery and beef broth.
ReplyDeleteI hope it's warmed up in IA! It was beautiful here for a week or so, but it is currently 3º with a -10º wind chill! We had a couple of inches of snow this morning, but some of that has already melted. Nice day ahead for tomorrow.
Hey Nadine, No it is not a whole lot warmer here. We did get two days that weren't too bad, but back down to -20° wind chill and we have some more snow.
DeleteGuess there is no getting away from winter this year. I don't like the texture of food in a crock pot except for soups, and I don't think the newer ones are real consistent. It does not make any difference how much or little you put in a Instant Pot or pressure cooker, the timing is the same. I usually make things that I can get more than one meal out of so I have TV meals for the freezer on the nights I don't feel like cooking. Great Stock in under 2 hours.