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Fruited Wild Rice | Magnolia Days

Fruited Wild Rice

Fruited Wild Rice is filled with walnuts and currants flavored with brandy. It's an elegant, easy side dish to serve with turkey, pork, chicken, or beef.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Southern
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 4 to 6 servings
Author Renee

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup dried currants
  • 1/4 cup brandy peach brandy for extra fruitiness
  • 3 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 cup wild rice
  • 2 tablespoons walnut or olive oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts
  • Salt and pepper if desired
  • Chopped fresh parsley for garnish

Instructions

  1. Stir together currants and brandy in a small bowl. Stir occasionally while rice is cooking.
  2. Bring broth to a boil. Add rice and stir. Cover and reduce heat to simmer until rice is tender, about 50 minutes.
  3. Drain rice if all the broth was not absorbed. Transfer rice to a serving bowl.
  4. Add currants, brandy, oil, and walnuts. Stir to combine. Let set for 5 minutes.
  5. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
  6. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley.

Recipe Notes

Fruited Wild Rice is filled with walnuts and currants flavored with brandy. It's an elegant, easy side dish to serve with turkey, pork, chicken, or beef.