Chestnut, Wild Rice, and Pistachio Dressing

Ingredients for Chestnut, Wild Rice, and Pistachio Dressing

• 90g natural wild rice

• Fine sea salt

• 190g basmati rice

• 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) salted butter

• 450g diced celery (from 5 stalks)

• 325g diced yellow onion (from 1 large)

• 3 garlic cloves, minced

• 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme

• 60g shelled salted pistachios, crushed

• 230g cooked chestnuts, roughly chopped

• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley

Put wild rice in a fine-mesh sieve and rinse it under cold running water, swishing rice with your hand until water runs clear. Transfer rice to a medium bowl and add water to cover. Pour off any black bits or floating kernels, and then pour rice back into sieve to drain.

Cook rices separately: Combine wild rice with 1/4 teaspoons salt and 240ml water in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer, cover, reduce heat to low, and steam until rice is tender and curling into a C shape, 20-25 minutes.

At the same time, combine basmati rice, 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 775ml water in another small saucepan. Bring to a simmer, cover, reduce heat to low, and steam until rice is tender, 25 minutes.

Combine rices in a large bowl and cover.

Cook the vegetable base: Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add celery and onion and cook, stirring often, until vegetables are limp but still bright, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and thyme and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.

Pour over rices, scraping the pan for the juices, and stir to combine. Add pistachios, chestnuts, and parsley and mix thoroughly.

Disclaimer

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