Ingredients
1 tablespoonful olive oil
3/4 cup wild rice
4 cups water
1/2 tsp salt
1 med onion diced
1 carrot diced
1 rib celery diced
1 cup diced ham
1/2 cup butter or margarin
1/2 cup flour
2 cans (about 4 cups) chicken broth
1 1/2 cups reserved rice broth
2 cups half & half (fat free works well)
1/2 teaspoonful salt
1/2 teaspoonful white pepper
Preparation
Saute the rice in 1 tablespoonful of olive oil until colonels curl and pop.Stir often. Add 4 cups of water and 1/2 tsp salt. Cover and cook for 20 minutes. Drain & reserve stock for later use. Set rice aside.
over medium heat saute onion, carrot, and celery in 1/2 cup butter or margarin until onion is transparent. Reduce heat and add 1/2 cup flour. Stir constantly for 5 minutes. Add reserved rice broth and chicken stock. Allow to thicken slightly. Add 1/2 tsp salt and white pepper,rice,ham and the half & half. simmer slowly for 20 minutes. Enjoy