Wild Rice with Chestnuts and Dried Cranberries
- 2 cups wild rice (3/4 pound), rinsed
- Salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups vacuum-packed chestnuts (9 ounces), coarsely chopped
- 3 large scallions, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 3/4 cup dried cranberries
- Freshly ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
- In a large saucepan, cover the wild rice with 2 inches of water and bring to a boil.
- Boil for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat and let stand for 1 hour.
- Drain and rinse well.
- In a large saucepan of boiling salted water, cook the rice until tender and many of the grains have split, about 30 minutes.
- Drain well.
- Wipe out the saucepan.
- Melt the butter in the saucepan.
- Add the wild rice, chestnuts and all but 2 tablespoons of the scallions and cook over moderate heat for 2 minutes.
- Add the broth and cranberries and cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
- Stir in the parsley and reserved scallions and season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer to a bowl and serve.
wild rice, salt, unsalted butter, chestnuts, scallions, chicken broth, cranberries, freshly ground pepper, flatleaf
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/wild-rice-with-chestnuts-and-dried-cranberries (may not work)