Wild Rice

Carolina Q

I have very little experience with wild rice, but would like to give it a try. Finding any in my local grocery stores is like Where's Waldo so I'm ready to give Amazon or wherever a try. Does anyone have any brand recommendations? Links to your favorite? Or are they all the same and I should just pick one? Merci!

Photo Egg

I hope some of MN eggers chime in. IMO, they grow some great stuff.
Mom used to make a casserole with mushrooms and topped with cheese that was amazing.

Carolina Q

Thanks, Darian. I just looked at some of the Amazon stuff and MN was mentioned often. Just bought a blend at the store for dinner tonight. White, brown, red, wild, couple more I think. It was delicious. Better than white, brown or basmati, which is all I usually find.

Anyway, it tasted great with tonight's salmon and asparagus!

nolaegghead

Seed, grass, wild variety (except farmed). 

Good stuff, healthy.  Takes longer to cook than real rice.

DoubleEgger

nolaegghead

Yep, that's the stuff that's farmed.

Carolina Q

DoubleEgger said:

@fishlessman has one of their filet knives. You too, if Im not mistaken. Is the rice as good as the knife?

Carolina Q

nolaegghead said:

Seed, grass, wild variety (except farmed). 

Good stuff, healthy.  Takes longer to cook than real rice.

Bluegrass? Fescue? I'm confused.

DoubleEgger

Carolina Q said:

DoubleEgger said:

@fishlessman has one of their filet knives. You too, if Im not mistaken. Is the rice as good as the knife?

Wouldn’t have posted it if it weren’t good. 

Carolina Q

DoubleEgger said:

Carolina Q said:

DoubleEgger said:

@fishlessman has one of their filet knives. You too, if Im not mistaken. Is the rice as good as the knife?

Wouldn’t have posted it if it weren’t good. 

Didn't mean to imply doubt. 

gdenby

I've been happy with wild rice from:

https://www.christmaspoint.com/online-store

Tho' my experience is that the cooking time is still quite long. A long soak, at least 4 hours, and then a long simmer. For convenience, I do an overnight soak, and start the boil about 90 min. before i want to serve.

The price may seem high, but the stuff expands way up. Will triple during the soak, and then double again when boiled. Or more. The individual seeds can burst open and expand till they turn nearly inside out.  1 C in, 6 - 8 C out.

jtcBoynton

I stock up at Trader Joe's.  

Botch

The last time I bought some was on a reservation in northern MN, can't remember the brand but it wasn't the one posted above.  As long as you get something from MN or Canadia you're probably fine.  The stuff is delicious!  

Carolina Q

Thanks guys. I looked in several stores today and the pickin's were slim, as always. I did find a 4 oz box of Reese's brand (from Minnesota) and some Lundberg from Calif. I bought the Reese's so I'll give that a try.

Leech Lake site is "under maintenance". Christmas Point looks good. Trader Joe's is a 40 mile round trip! I'll see how the Reese's is. I appreciate the help!

DoubleEgger

Carolina Q said:

Leech Lake site is "under maintenance". 

Your best bet is to call the tribe at the number listed on the package. I don’t think it’s a very Internet savvy organization. I get mine at a gas station in Cass Lake and you have to ask for it and the lady gets it from under the counter. I think its worth the extra effort. 

Botch

Carolina Q said:

Thanks guys. I looked in several stores today and the pickin's were slim, as always. I did find a 4 oz box of Reese's brand (from Minnesota) and some Lundberg from Calif. I bought the Reese's so I'll give that a try.

Leech Lake site is "under maintenance". Christmas Point looks good. Trader Joe's is a 40 mile round trip! I'll see how the Reese's is. I appreciate the help!

Leech Lake!  I'm pretty sure that WAS the brand I'd purchased.  

Dredger

We also like the Lundberg brand, just be sure to select the organic one. I rinse it and just throw it in one of our rice cookers. No soaking needed. We use their brown rice and Jasmin rice also. I had decided on Lundberg after checking out different brands on Amazon, but found out that our local Publix had them in stock.

Richard Fl

+1 for wild rice from MN. Also Uncle Ben has a package that is not bad,

here is a nice compliment for some dishes.

Salad, Rice, White, Wild, First Communion, Richard Fl

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 Cups Wild Rice, Uncooked
1 Cup Jasmine Rice, Uncooked
1 Whole Fresh Mangoes
1 Pkg. Golden Raisins or 2 cans Mandarin Oranges, chopped
1 Pkg. Dried Cranberries
3/4 Cup Coarsely Chopped Pecans
2-3 Bunches Scallions, Green Tops Chopped
Dressing:
Raspberry Vinegar
Molasses
Soy Sauce
EVOO

Procedure:

1. Cook each rice separately, cool and mix. Best done day before.

2. Mix all ingredients except dressing.

3. Mix dressing separately until desired flavor is obtained, about 1 1/2 cups total. Pour over ingredients and stir slowly. Chill.

Yield: 1 Gallon Ziploc

Recipe Type: Salad, Side Dish

Source
Source: BGE Forum, Richard Fl, 2009/05/03

Little Steven

 I forget how to paste a link without a mouse. Google Canadian wild rice and look at amazon 

Carolina Q

Little Steven said:

 I forget how to paste a link...

@Little Steven Yeah, Pat warned me about you.

Carolina Q

Richard Fl said:

+1 for wild rice from MN. Also Uncle Ben has a package that is not bad,

here is a nice compliment for some dishes.

Thanks, Richard. Sounds good!

Carolina Q

Ok, now I have three bags; Reeve's (MN) and Lundberg (CA) Wild plus a Lundberg blend that includes Wild plus 3-4 other varieties. Anything else will have to be ordered online.

I don't have a rice cooker so I'll try my pressure cooker for the first attempt. Supposedly 20-25 minutes plus natural release, no pre-soaking. Should go well with salmon and asparagus!

Bayou_Buzzard

We got hooked on it while living in MN.  Pheasant wild rice soup is the best. We have friends who visit a couple time a year bring it to us. Here is the latest one that was delivered. 

Bayou_Buzzard

Here is the link to their website. 
https://www.redlakenationfoods.com/

Richard Fl

Carolina Q said:

Ok, now I have three bags; Reeve's (MN) and Lundberg (CA) Wild plus a Lundberg blend that includes Wild plus 3-4 other varieties. Anything else will have to be ordered online.

I don't have a rice cooker so I'll try my pressure cooker for the first attempt. Supposedly 20-25 minutes plus natural release, no pre-soaking. Should go well with salmon and asparagus!


Send me your mailing addy, have a rice cooker that needs a new home. woodmonkey@cfl.rr.com

Carolina Q

Richard Fl said:

Send me your mailing addy, have a rice cooker that needs a new home. woodmonkey@cfl.rr.com

Email sent. Wasn't looking for a handout, but I do appreciate the offer!! Thanks, Richard!