Northern Minnesota Wild Rice Soup Recipes

MINNESOTA WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in garlic, onion, and celery, and cook until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour, and cook for 3 minutes more. Pour in the vegetable broth, then bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Stir in wild rice, carrot, almonds, and red pepper flakes; return to a simmer, and cook until the carrots are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in half and half, and cook until warmed through. Season to taste with salt and pepper before serving.

NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Fry bacon until crisp; remove with a slotted spoon to drain on paper towels and reserve 2 Tbs of drippings in pan.
• Saute onion in bacon drippings until soft, then stir in flour.
• Slowly add water and broth, stirring to combine.
• Bring to a boil and cook until thickened (about 3-5 min) then add rice.
• Cover and reduce heat to low, simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add half and half (or evaporated milk), cheese, sherry and reserved bacon.
• Cook until cheese is melted while stirring constantly.
• Divide into bowls and garnish with parsley.

MINNESOTA WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Add wild rice to 2 cups water in a saucepan. Simmer for 45 minutes.
• Saute' onion, celery, and mushrooms in butter in a large pan about 3 minutes or just until vegetables soften. Stir in flour, cooking and stirring until flour is mixed in but do not let it begin to brown. Slowly add hot chicken broth, stirring until all veg-flour mixture is well blended. Stir in drained, cooked rice and chicken. Season with salt, pepper, and thyme.
• Heat thoroughly. Stir in half and half. Add sherry and heat gently but do not boil.

NORTHWOODS WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute the mushrooms, onion and carrots in butter until tender. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until blended., Gradually add broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the milk, rice, chicken and cream cheese; heat through (do not boil).