Wild Rice Soup

By Terrance

Ingredients

• 6 cups chicken stock
• 2/3 cup wild rice
• 1 cup finely chopped shallots
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
• 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper, + more to taste
• 1 cup thinly sliced button mushrooms
• 2 tbsp. maple syrup (optional)
• Kosher salter to taste
• Thinly sliced chiver, for serving

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 100mins

Preparation

Step 1

In a 4-qt. saucepan, bring stock and rice to a boil over medium-high heat, cover and cook, stiring, for 40 minutes. Add shallots and contiue cooking until rice is tender, 5-10 minutes. In a small bowl, whisk half and half, flour thyme and pepper together: whisk into soup. Add mushrooms and cook, stiring, until soup thickens, about 15 minutes. Stir in Optional maple syrup if using, salt and pepper; divide soup between 6 serving bowls. Garnish with chives.