Wild Rice Dressing for roast poultry with prosciutto, peas, shiitakes and hazelnuts
Wild rice stuffing or dressing is one of my favorite sides to complement roasted poultry, whether it's the Thanksgiving turkey or a Christmas goose. This version with its mix of nutty brown rice, black slivers of wild rice, crispy prosciutto cubes, dry and fresh mushrooms, green peas and roasted hazelnuts really delivers on the rich drippings flavor with satisfying contrasts in color, texture and flavor.
This year, I added some sliced fresh mushrooms and toasted hazelnuts which elevated the dressing to another level. Several people told me the wild rice dressing was their favorite Thanksgiving dish this year!
Instant Pot Rice
An added bonus is that the perfect texture of Instant Pot rice, soft but still with distinct grains, is cooked using a 1:1 ratio of rice to water, which is very easy to remember. Rinse 1-3 cups of brown rice, drain and place in Instant Pot with same volume of fresh water. Cook at high pressure x 15 min with "Keep Warm" setting on. Natural release for at least 20 min. Fluff and serve.
Wild Rice Dressing for Roast Poultry
by Love2Chow, December 30, 2019Ingredients
2 cups of whole grain rice (mixture of brown rice and wild rice), or about 6 cups cooked
6-8 dried Chinese black or winter (shiitake) mushrooms
6 dried wood ear fungus (optional, adds a slightly crunchy texture)
Oil
1 4-oz package of chopped proscuitto bits, or 4-6 oz of ham
3-4 cloves garlic, sliced
1/2 inch segment ginger, minced
3-4 oz fresh mushrooms (shiitake or cremini or button), thinly sliced
8 oz (w) of frozen green peas
1-2 Tbs rice wine
3-4 Tbs drippings (including both fat and juices)
1 Tbs sesame oil
2-3 scallions, finely sliced
1/2 cup hazelnuts
1. Cook rice in advance and refrigerate. Allow rice to rest at room temperature for 30-60 min.
2. Meanwhile, soak the dried mushrooms and wood ears in a bowl of room temperature water until softened. Remove the stems from the dried shiitakes. Slice thinly. If necessary, return any slices that are not fully rehydrated to the soaking water until softened all the way through.
3. Heat ~1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet or wok on medium heat. Cook proscuitto until some bits are crispy. Add garlic and ginger until sizzling.
4. Stir in fresh mushrooms. Allow to cook for 2-3 minutes.
5. Push ingredients to sides of pan and add ~2 tablespoons of oil to middle. Add rice to center of pan and stir to break it up. Add rice wine and mix with other ingredients in the pan. Add frozen peas (if using) and cook for 5 minutes or until hot. Set aside if turkey has not yet released its juices.
6. Stir in drippings and reheat, if necessary.
7. Stir in sesame oil, scallions and hazelnuts and season with salt and pepper, if necessary, before serving.
For the recipe for Roast Turkey with Szechuan Peppercorns, click here.
Variations:
🐾 This year, I finally optimized a method for roasting whole birds so that the breast and thigh is done at about the same time. Described in detail in my pre-Thanksgiving post, this method has worked well on a 13 pound turkey, a 22 pound turkey (see temperature graph) and an 8 pound goose.
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