Best Southern Rice Pilaf Stuffing With Ham Pecans And Greens Recipes

BROWN RICE PILAF STUFFING

Steps:

• Combine all rice ingredients in a pot, bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer, covered 40 to 45 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed.
• Set aside.
• In a large non stick frypan, heat olive oil; add mushrooms, celery, onions, garlic, water chestnuts,celery salt and lemon grass/chili blend, saute until onions are soft, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add rice and roasted red peppers, if using; mix and stir fry for 5 minutes or until heated through.
• May be used as a stuffing for poultry and salmon or eat it as a side dish pilaf.
• Any spices you like can be added or subbed in this pilaf, very versitile, I often add poultry dressing if its for a chicken. Change the spices and veggies to suit what ever you are stuffing.
• Please add to ingredients list "1 can (8 oz) sliced water chestnuts"

SOUTHERN PECAN AND WILD RICE DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large skillet fry bacon until crisp.
• Add chopped smoked ham and cook for 2 minutes.
• Remove ham and bacon and cool. Drain drippings.
• Melt butter and saute onion, and celery for about 4 minutes.
• Season with garlic, salt and pepper and cook until the garlic is fragrant for about 1 minute.
• Stir in pecans and cook until heated through and fragrant.
• Add rice and apples and stir to coat with the juices for about 1 minute.
• Add water and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes or until the water is absorbed and the rice is cooked.
• Stir in reserved ham and bacon, green onions, and parsley.
• Allow dish to sit for about 15 minutes before serving so that flavors can meld.

PECAN RICE PILAF

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute pecans in 2 tablespoons butter until toasted; remove from the pan and set aside., In the same pan, saute onion in remaining butter until tender. Add rice; cook and stir until rice is lightly browned, 3-4 minutes. Stir in the broth, 2 tablespoons parsley, salt, thyme and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes., Add carrots; simmer until rice is tender, 3-5 minutes longer. Stir in toasted pecans and remaining parsley. Fluff with a fork. Freeze option: Reserving pecans for later, freeze cooled pilaf in a freezer container. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Microwave, covered, on high in a microwave-safe dish, adding 2-3 tablespoons water to moisten, until heated through. Toast pecans; add to pilaf.

SOUTHERN STYLE COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Combine onions, ham hocks, and garlic in a stockpot; add chicken broth. Cook mixture over medium heat until meat is falling off the bone, about 2 hours.
• Stir collard greens, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper into the broth mixture; cook until greens have reached desired tenderness, about 2 more hours.

SOUTHERN RICE PILAF STUFFING WITH HAM, PECANS AND GREENS

Steps:

• Bring 3 cups broth and bay leaf to boil in medium saucepan. Mix in wild rice; reduce heat to low, cover and cook 30 minutes. Mix in white rice. Cover; cook until both are tender and liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes more. Transfer rice to large bowl. Discard bay leaf.
• Melt butter in heavy large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add ham, onions and celery and sauté until onions are tender, about 10 minutes. Add collard greens and marjoram and sauté until greens wilt, about 3 minutes. Add mixture to rice. Mix in cubed stuffing, pecans and nutmeg. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Mix eggs into stuffing.
• To bake stuffing in turkey: Fill main turkey cavity with stuffing. Mix enough chicken broth into remaining stuffing to moisten (about 1/2 to 3/4 cup broth, depending on amount of remaining stuffing). Spoon remaining stuffing into buttered baking dish. Cover with buttered aluminum foil. Bake stuffing in dish alongside turkey until heated through, about 30 minutes.
• To bake all stuffing in pan: Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Mix 1 1/2 cups broth into stuffing. Transfer to prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil and bake until heated through, about 30 minutes.