Pacific Northwest Mushroom & Wild Rice Pilaf

Total Time: 1 hr 16 mins Preparation Time: 16 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup shiitake mushroom, chopped
• 1 cup button mushroom, chopped
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup wild rice
• 1 cup brown rice
• 2/3 cup vegetable stock
• 2 teaspoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, minced

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 in a skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. add mushrooms and onion and saute until soft, about five minutes.
• 3 place in a large baking dish that has a tight-fitting lid (or cover tightly with double layer of foil).
• 4 rinse wild rice under cold running water for 1 minute. add to baking dish along with brown rice.
• 5 in a small saucepan, bring stock and butter to a boil. stir in salt. immediately pour over rice in baking dish and seal tightly with or foil.
• 6 bake one hour or until tender. remove from oven. uncover and fluff with fork.
• 7 cover dish with a clean kitchen towel and let stand for five minutes. uncover and let stand for five minutes more. stir in basil.
• 8 press pilaf into lightly oiled moulds or custard cups. invert onto dinner plates.