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🍽️ Creamy Wild Rice with Nuts and Citrus Notes

444 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 60 g wild rice
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 small onion
• 250 g long-grain rice
• 500 ml vegetable broth
• 2 tbsp raisins
• 50 g pine nuts
• 0.5 bunch basil
• 0.5 orange (unwaxed)
• salt (to taste)

Instructions

1. 1. Cook the wild rice according to the instructions on the package.
2. 2. Set the cooked rice aside.
3. 3. Melt the butter in a pot.
4. 4. Peel the onion and cut it into fine cubes.
5. 5. Sauté the onion cubes in the melted butter.
6. 6. Add the wild rice to the pot and sauté it briefly.
7. 7. Stir until the rice smells pleasantly nutty.
8. 8. Pour in vegetable broth until the mixture has the consistency of a liquid porridge.
9. 9. Bring the rice to a boil.
10. 10. Reduce the heat and let the rice simmer until tender.
11. 11. The cooking time is about 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the variety.
12. 12. Stir in a little more broth occasionally if the mixture becomes too thick.
13. 13. Add the raisins after about 10 minutes of cooking time.
14. 14. Toast the pine nuts in a pan without additional fat until golden brown.
15. 15. Set the toasted pine nuts aside.
16. 16. Cut the basil leaves into fine strips.
17. 17. Add the basil, the grated orange peel, the pine nuts, and the prepared wild rice to the pot shortly before the end of the cooking time.
18. 18. Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
19. 19. Season the dish to taste.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 444
• Protein: 11 g · Fett/Fat: 13 g · Carbs: 69 g