Wild Rice Mushroom Soup

Prep Time: 5 minutes. Cook Time: 45 minutes. Total Time: 50 minutes. Servings: 2 people. Calories: 253 kcal. Author: Dhwani.

How to Cook Wild Rice?

1. Steam Wild Rice: In a medium saucepan, bring 1 cup wild rice, 3 cups water and salt to a boil. Cover it and cook until the rice is tender and the kernels pop open. It will take 45 to 60 minutes. Uncover the rice and fluff it with a fork. Simmer 5 additional minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain off any excess liquid, if necessary.
2. Wild Rice In Oven: Combine 1 cup wild rice with 2 cups boiling water and salt to taste in a 2-quart casserole with lid. Cover and bake at 350F for 1 hour. Check the wild rice. Add more water, if needed, and fluff the rice with a fork. Continue baking until the rice is tender and still moist, about 20 to 30 minutes.
3. Wild Rice In Instant Pot: Combine 1 cup of wild rice, 3 cups of water and salt to taste in an instant pot. Cook for 45 minutes on high pressure. Fluff the rice with a fork.

Instructions

1. Dump wild rice, mushroom, vegetable stock, chopped onion, chopped celery, black pepper powder, salt, poultry seasoning, and minced garlic in an inner steel pot in Instant Pot. Stir well. Cover it.
2. Pressure cook it on high pressure for 45 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, let's make a roux. In a pan, heat olive oil. Add all-purpose flour, cook it for 2 minutes, stirring continuously.
4. Now, add coconut milk and stir. Cook it for 2 minutes. Switch off the flame.
5. Once IP beeps and cooking time is done, switch off the Instant Pot and give a quick release.
6. Now, add prepared roux in a soup. Mix well.
7. Wild Rice Mushroom Soup is ready. Serve it with Crusty No Knead Bread. Don't forget to watch the quick video.

Notes

• Poultry seasoning is usually a mix of thyme, sage, marjoram, rosemary, and nutmeg. If your poultry seasoning contains black pepper, skip adding extra black pepper powder.
• If you don't have poultry seasoning, you may use your choice of herbs.
• If the soup is too thick, add some liquid.
• Don't substitute wild rice with white rice, brown rice or rice blend. Please use actual wild rice.
• If you are not making it vegan, you may use butter instead of olive oil and regular milk instead of coconut milk.
• You can add any veggie of your choice too.
• I have used Tetra pack coconut milk which we get in the dairy section, not the canned one. You may use canned one too.

For making this soup in a pot:

• You can cook on stove top. Instead of an instant pot, make it in a soup pot or dutch oven.
• Follow the same recipe. The only change you need to do is increase the broth quantity. Instead of 1 and 1/2 cup add 4 cups of vegetable broth and cook it for about 1 hour or so on a medium to high heat, stirring occasionally.
• Check the liquid in between, add more broth if needed.