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Stir Fried Wild Rice – aka Minnesota Fried Rice

Excellent as a side dish served with pork or chicken, or even as a hearty vegetarian main course.
Cuisine Meatless Meal, Side Dish
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4 - 8
Author Michele Phillips, BaconFatte.com

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sweet/yellow onion chopped
  • 7 scallions thinly sliced – reserve 2 for garnish
  • 1 cup celery thinly sliced (about 3 stems)
  • 3 cups baby Portobello mushrooms about 8 ounces, sliced
  • 6 cups cooked wild rice
  • 1, 8 ounce can water chestnuts – sliced liquid reserved
  • 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons butter divided
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Add the onions and five of the seven scallions, and sauté just until slightly tender. Transfer to a heat-resistant bowl, cover, and set aside.
  2. Place sliced celery and a pinch of salt (optional) in the skillet, and sauté until slightly tender, then transfer to the bowl with the onions. Cover and set aside.
  3. Melt the final tablespoon of butter in the skillet, add the sliced mushrooms, and sauté just until they begin to release their liquids and become tender. Transfer the cooked onions to the bowl with the onions and celery. Cover and set aside.
  4. Place the cooked wild rice in the skillet, and “stir fry” until rice is warmed.
  5. Combine 3 tablespoons of soy sauce with 3 tablespoons of liquid reserved from the can of water chestnuts, and add to the rice along with the cooked onions, celery and mushrooms. Continue to “stir fry” for just a few more minutes until the liquids have reduced.
  6. Serve warm. Garnish with fresh celery greens (chopped) and the remaining two thinly sliced scallions.