I saw a recipe by Marie over at Through My Eyes for Wild Rice with Raisins and Pinenuts. It looked great (she took a bunch of pictures, step by step). I don’t like wild rice (it’s a little gamey for my taste) and the quantity was a bit much for just Kurt and I, so I doctored it a bit.
Not so Wild Rice With Raisins and Pinenuts:
2 Tblspn. Butter
½ small onion - chopped
1 apple - chopped
¼ cup raisins
½ lemon –juiced
¼ cup pine nuts
1 cup Basmati Rice - already cooked (See bottom of this post for directions)
¼ cup chopped cilantro
Sauté onion in butter until it’s translucent. Add chopped apple and let it cook for a couple minutes. Juice the ½ lemon and add raisins. Then add the rice. Make sure to stir so the rice doesn’t burn. Add the pine nuts, and then the cilantro.
Basmati Rice:
1 ¼ cup water
1 cup Basmati Rice
(Pan with a lid)
Bring water to a boil then add rice. Turn heat down to simmer and with the lid on the pot cook for about 15 minutes or until all of the water has been absorbed. Let stand for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork before serving (or in this case, before adding to the other pan).
July 28th, 2008 at 8:36pm
heheheheheh…a doctored recipe indeed!
Great HoT idea. You really did think outside the box, didn’t you? That recipe looks delish. And I’m not a fan of wild rice either.
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July 28th, 2008 at 11:00pm
I never thought I would laugh so hard at a post about a recipe. Erica, you’ve outdone yourself. “don’t like wild rice (it’s a little gamey for my taste)” That is pure comedic genius right there!
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July 29th, 2008 at 1:58am
good thinking outside the box there! well done
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July 29th, 2008 at 6:47am
I think recipes are made to be doctored.
This sounds really good. I love Basmati rice.
July 29th, 2008 at 8:31am
Oh … what a fun (and practical) ‘take’ on this week’s HoTs theme. Well done. I may give your doctored recipe a try myself.
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July 29th, 2008 at 1:24pm
Now, that was thinking outside the box! Doctored recipe. Amazing.
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July 31st, 2008 at 7:26am
Bev - Thank you I I think any kind of rice would work really. I tried to comment on your site, but I don’t have a “OpenId”?