How to Cook Wild Rice
Wild rice is delicious as a side or thrown into a salad or soup. In this guide, we're showing you our fail-proof method of how to cook wild rice so that you can enjoy it any which way you'd like!
Servings: 4 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup wild rice blend
- 1½ cups water or broth
- 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Rinse the wild rice.
- Add the rinsed wild rice, water or broth, butter or olive oil, and salt to a pot.
- Bring to a boil, then cover the pot with a fitted lid and reduce to a simmer.
- Simmer for 45 minutes, stirring 1-2 times throughout.
- Fluff with a fork, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
Recipe Variations
- Shallot, garlic, and thyme wild rice - sauté a thinly sliced shallot and 2 cloves of minced garlic in a tablespoon of butter or olive oil for 5 minutes. Add the wild rice and your liquid of choice (broth or water), then continue the cooking process as written. Once the rice is cooked, stir in 1-2 tablespoons of fresh chopped thyme.
- Yellow onion and garlic wild rice - sauté finely diced yellow onion and 2 cloves of minced garlic in a tablespoon of butter or olive oil for 5 minutes. Add the wild rice and your liquid of choice (broth or water), then continue the cooking process as written.
- Garlic, lemon, and dill wild rice - sauté 4 cloves of minced garlic in a tablespoon of butter or olive oil for 5 minutes. Add the wild rice and your liquid of choice (broth or water), then continue the cooking process as written. Once the rice is cooked, squeeze in the juice of a lemon and stir in 1-2 tablespoons of fresh chopped dill.
- Rinse the rice - be sure to rinse your wild rice before cooking it! Skipping this step may result in a sticky final product.
- Use a little less liquid - our favorite wild rice blend calls for 1 3/4 cups liquid for 1 cup of dry rice, but we actually prefer using 1 1/2 cups of water.
- Give it a little more time, if needed - after the 45 minutes, if there is still liquid in the pot, turn off the heat, place the lid partially over the top of the pot to let the rest of the liquid soak in and evaporate for 10-15 minutes.