Name: Wild Rice with Mushrooms
Ingredients: 1/2 c Wild rice; 1 1/3 c Water; cold; 1 ts Chicken bouillon; 2 Bacon slice; 1/2 c Mushrooms; sliced; 2 tb Green onion; Thyme; dried; Parsley; snipped

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Canadian	Rice	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Wild rice
1 1/3	c	Water; cold
1	ts	Chicken bouillon
2		Bacon slice
1/2	c	Mushrooms; sliced
2	tb	Green onion
		Thyme; dried
		Parsley; snipped

INSTRUCTIONS

Pour cold rice over rice in strainer and lift rice with fingers (to remove
any impurities). Combine rice and 1 1/3 cups water and bouillon. Bring to a
boil, reduce heat. Cover and simmer 60 minutes.* Meanwhile cook bacon
partially and add mushrooms, green onion and thyme. Cook till bacon is
crisp and mushrooms soft. Drain off fat. Add to cooked rice. Season with
pepper. Sprinkle with chopped parsley. Time consuming and expensive. Be
prepared to give wild rice as much cooking time as possible, occasionally
it will require a bit more time as it absorbs water more slowly than
regular rice. Source: Canadian govt publication

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