Wild Rice Baron

• 2 c. raw wild rice
• 4 c. water
• 2 tsp. salt
• 2 lb. ground beef
• 1 lb. mushrooms
• 1/2 c. chopped celery
• 1 c. chopped onion
• 1/2 c. butter
• 1/4 c. soy sauce
• 2 c. dairy sour cream
• 2 tsp. salt (or less)
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 c. slivered almonds

1. Gently cook rice, water and 2 teaspoons salt (covered) for 45 minutes.
2. Drain.
3. Brown beef.
4. Rinse mushrooms; cut tips off stems. Slice and saute with onion and celery in butter 5 to 10 minutes. Combine soy sauce, sour cream, salt and pepper.
5. Add cooked rice, beef, onion, mushrooms and celery mixture and almonds.
6. Toss lightly.
7. Place in 3-quart casserole.
8. Bake at 350u0b0 for 1 hour, uncovered.
9. Add water, if needed.
10. Season to taste.
11. Stir several times and garnish with few almonds.
12. Serves 12 to 16.

wild rice, water, salt, ground beef, mushrooms, celery, onion, butter, soy sauce, sour cream, salt, pepper, almonds

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=656649 (may not work)