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Minnesota wild rice soup
Creamy soup of nutty hand-harvested wild rice and mushrooms
AmericanWild rice is the seed of a lake grass that the Ojibwe people of northern Minnesota still harvest by canoe in late summer, and this creamy soup is on every lunch counter and church cookbook in the Twin Cities when the weather turns cold. The long black grains split open and turn chewy and nutty in a velvety broth with mushrooms, carrots and celery. Many versions add chicken; this one is vegetarian. Chef's tip: cook the wild rice separately and add it at the end, or it soaks up all the soup.
- Total time
- 85 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Simmer the 5 ½ oz wild rice in the 3 ¾ cups water, covered, for 45–55 minutes, until most grains have split open and are tender but chewy. Drain.
55 minStep 2: Meanwhile melt the 1 ¾ oz butter in a large pot over a medium heat and cook the 1 onion, 2 carrots and 2 celery sticks for 8 minutes until soft. Add the 9 oz chestnut mushrooms and 1 tsp dried thyme and cook 6 minutes until the mushrooms are golden.
14 minStep 3: Stir in the 1 ⅜ oz plain flour for 2 minutes, then slowly whisk in the 4 ¼ cups vegetable stock and simmer 15 minutes until slightly thickened and the carrots are tender.
17 minStep 4: Stir in the cooked rice and the ¾ cup single cream and heat through without boiling. A common mistake is boiling the soup after the cream goes in, which can split it.
5 minStep 5: Season with 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp black pepper and scatter with 2 tbsp parsley.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 320 kcal
- Protein
- 9 g
- Carbs
- 36 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does minnesota wild rice soup take?
- About 85 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 70 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of wild rice?
- Any long-grain rice, same amount.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
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