Recipe: Wild Rice and Dried Fruit Pilaf (using dried cranberries)

Wild Rice and Dried Fruit Pilaf
Source: California Wild Rice Advisory Board
Makes 6 servings

2 cups chicken broth
1 cup wild rice -- rinsed
1 tablespoon butter
1 onion -- cut in thin wedges
2 teaspoons brown sugar -- firmly packed
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup dried cranberries or cherries
1/4 cup dried apricots -- chopped
1 twp orange zest -- grated
juice from 1 orange
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons parsley -- chopped

Combine chicken broth and wild rice in medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 40 minutes or until almost tender.

In small saucepan, melt butter over low heat; stir in onion and brown sugar. Cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender and lightly browned.

Add cooked onions, raisins, cranberries, apricots, orange zest, orange juice, and pepper to rice mixture. Cover and simmer 10 minutes or until rice is tender and grains have puffed open. Stir in parsley.