Minnesota Wild Rice Soup (Wild rice soup)

Name: Minnesota Wild Rice Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 150 g wild rice; 400 g cooked chicken, shredded; 200 g mushrooms, sliced; 1 onion, 2 carrots, 2 celery sticks, diced; 50 g butter, 50 g flour; 1.2 l chicken stock, 250 ml cream; thyme, salt, pepper

Overview

Wild rice soup is a creamy chicken soup from Minnesota made with wild rice, the long, dark, nutty seed of an aquatic grass. The rice is cooked until the grains split, then added to a soup of chicken, mushrooms, onion, carrot and celery thickened with a butter and flour roux and enriched with cream. Some versions add ham or a splash of sherry. It is a warming, chewy and earthy soup for cold winters. It is often served with crusty bread as a main meal in winter.

History

Wild rice, called manoomin by the Ojibwe, has been hand-harvested by canoe in the lakes of Minnesota and the Great Lakes region for centuries and remains a sacred food. The creamy soup became popular in the twentieth century, served in Minneapolis department store tearooms, and is now one of the dishes most associated with the state.

Main ingredients

Wild rice, chicken, mushrooms, carrot and celery, cream, roux. The soup is built on chicken stock and is usually served hot. Diet: contains meat; not usually gluten-free.

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Recipe outline serves 4 · ~75 min

Ingredients

150 g wild rice
400 g cooked chicken, shredded
200 g mushrooms, sliced
1 onion, 2 carrots, 2 celery sticks, diced
50 g butter, 50 g flour
1.2 l chicken stock, 250 ml cream
thyme, salt, pepper

Allergens: Contains: Celery, Gluten, Milk. Based on the typical recipe. Recipes and products vary; always check labels if you have an allergy.

Method

Cook the wild rice in water for 45 minutes until the grains split, then drain.
Soften the vegetables and mushrooms in butter, add the flour and cook for 2 minutes.
Whisk in the stock and simmer for 15 minutes.
Add the rice, chicken and cream, heat through and season.