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Mixed Mushroom Stuffing With Rice, Raisins And Apples

A nice stuffing for poultry or an excellent accompaniment to pork tenderloin or salmon.

Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup 80g / 2.8ozWild rice
1/2 cup 80g / 2.8ozLong-grain white rice
1 tablespoon 15mlOlive oil
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozChopped onion
1/2 cup 55g / 1.9ozChopped peeled carrot
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozChopped peeled parsnip
1 lb 454g / 16ozAssorted wild mushrooms - chopped
  = (such as crimini, portobello and
  Stemmed shiitake)
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozChopped peeled apple
1/4 cup 40g / 1.4ozRaisins
1   Cinnamon stick
1 1/2 teaspoons 7.5mlGrated orange peel
2/3 cup 157mlUnsweetened apple juice
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Cook wild rice in medium saucepan of boiling salted water 25 minutes. Add white rice to saucepan; cook until all rice is tender, about 15 minutes longer. Drain.

Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrot and parsnip; saute until tender, about 8 minutes. Add mushrooms; saute until brown, adding 2 to 3 tablespoons water if mixture is dry, about 15 minutes. Stir in apple, raisins, cinnamon stick and orange peel; saute 5 minutes. Mix in apple juice and cooked rice. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

If using as stuffing, spoon mixture loosely into poultry. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead if serving as side dish. Cover and refrigerate. Spoon into 8- by 8- by 2-inch glass baking dish sprayed with nonstick vegetable oil spray, cover with foil and rewarm in 350 degree oven about 25 minutes.)

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, November 1998

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