ELEGANT WILD RICE SOUP

Elegant Wild Rice Soup image

Provided by mary Armstrong

Categories Soups

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp minced onion
1/4 c flour
4 c chicken broth
2 c cooked wild rice
1/2 tsp salt
1 c half and half
2 Tbsp dry sherry, optional
parsely flakes for garnish, optional
WILD RICE PREPARATION
4 oz wild rice
3 c water

Steps:

1. Melt butter. Saute onion until tender. Blend in flour. Gradually add broth. Cook stirring constantly until thickened slightly.
2. Stir in cooked rice. See directions below for cooking rice. Simmer 5 minutes. Blend in half & half and sherry. Heat to serving tempurature. DO NOT Boil. May add ham, slivered almonds or cooked chicken at this point if desired.
3. Cooking Rice: Rinse and drain rice in colander. Put in large sauce pan and add water, bring to a boil and simmer, covered for 40-50 minutes or until rice is tender and has mostly opened, but not mushy.
4. Alternate cooking method for rice: Boil hard several minutes, cover and remove from heat. Let set 40-60 minutes. Pour off any excess water.