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Chef Don's
Favorite Side Dish Recipes
Wild Rice with Cranberries and Caramelized Onions
Serves 4
2
cups chicken Stock
1/2 cup Brown Rice
1/2 cup Wild Rice
2 Tbsp. Butter
3 medium Onions, sliced
1 cup Dried Cranberries
1 tsp. Thyme
1 tsp. Orange Zest, fine
Combine
chicken broth and both rices in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over
medium-high heat. Reduce heat to lowand add the thyme. Cover and simmer
45 minutes or until rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed.
Meanwhile, melt butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add
onions and brown sugar. Cook 6 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and
onions are soft and translucent. Reduce heat to low. Slowly cook
onions, stirring often for 25 minutes or until they are caramel color.
Stir in dried cranberries. Cover and cook over low heat for 10 minutes
or until cranberries swell. Gently fold cranberry mixture and orange
zest into cooked rice.
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