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Wild Pirate Rice Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Cabincrazyone / All my dishes 6 months, 2 weeks ago Leftover rice is handy for this healthful kid's favorite. When my nephew asked his mom what wild rice was she thought quickly. Knowing he liked pirate stories she told him that it's pirate rice. When pirates come into port from a hard week of stealin... More Prep:15m Cook:45m Servings:12	Cabincrazyo
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Ingredients

2 Cups white rice cooked

2 Cups wild rice cooked

1/2 pound ground pork (or beef)

4 slices bacon, cut across into 1/4 inch strips

2 Tbs veg oil

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1 Cup onion, quarter inch dice (Vidalia in season)

1 Cup celery, quarter inch dice

1 Cup button mushrooms, quarter inch dice

1 Cup carrots, quarter inch dice

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one can (14.5 oz) petit diced tomatoes (all including juice)

salt to taste (often it's fine without adding salt)

1 tsp coarse ground black pepper

2 scant Tbs brown sugar

2 Cups extra sharp cheddar cheese shredded

Directions

If you don't have left over rice, put 2 cups of water and 1/2 cup of dry wild rice in a 2 qt pan, bring to boil, turn down to simmer covered for an hour. (They never tell you long enough on the package.) It's not tender and done until it splits open.

Put 1 and 1/2 cups of water, 3/4 cup dry white rice, and 1 tsp butter in another 2 qt. pan. Bring to boil, turn down to simmer covered for 15 minutes, let stand covered for 5 minutes.

Drain both rices and set aside. This should give you approximately the four cups of rice called for.

In large frying pan cook the ground pork, chopping and turning it with spatula until cooked and crumbled. Remove from pan and set aside.

In the same pan, cook the bacon and carrots over medium-high heat, turning often. In about 5 minutes, or when the bacon is about half done, add the oil and four cups of chopped veggies.

Cook about ten minutes or until the carrots are starting to soften and the onions are just about all translucent, turning often.

In a large dutch oven over low heat, put in the four cups of rice, diced tomatoes, s&p, brown sugar, and the cooked ground pork.

Add the stuff from the frying pan. Put frying pan back on heat, add 4 oz of water, and scrape up the goodies on the bottom with spatula. Add it to the dutch oven.

Keep the dutch oven over medium heat until the dish is thoroughly heated. (Ten minutes or so.) Also, reducing the liquid until it's almost gone.

Turn off the heat, dump in the cheese, and stir until melted.

Tell your kids the pirate story as you dish them up.

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victoriaregina 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Sounds good to me, with or without the engaging story. 5 from me and the kids.

juels 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Cool way to make your kids eat mushrooms and wild rice! LOL I'll have to remember that when I serve the food to my kids! The recipe sounds delish, thanks for a great post!

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