wild rice time to rehydrate?

[flatlander]

If you cook wild rice and then dehydrate it, how long does it take to rehydrate it? Does it loose any fiber or nutritional value doing it this way? Dean

[Sarbar]

You can actually get an instant version of wild rice, by Gourmet House, it calls in the directions for simmering for 5 minutes, but it comes back just fine with boiling water and sitting for 10 minutes. Their website is <a href="http://www.gourmethouserice.com" target="_blank">http://www.gourmethouserice.com (http://www.gourmethouserice.com)</a> The rice is called "quick cooking".
But yes, you can cook and dry wild rice at home and dry. It does not lose fiber during the drying. Figure 4-8 hours to dry, and be sure to stir it really well every hour or so, to break up clumps.

[Gizzmo]

Sarbar

Glad to see you on the site here.
I've gone to visit your site quite a bit.
I've done several on your recipes. They sure make life easy while in the backcountry.

Now I just need to buy your recipe book.