Wild rice, Brown rice and Black eyed peas spiced with veggies.

Ingredients:

Wild rice – half cup, long grain brown rice – 1 cup, dry black eyed peas – 1 cup, onion – 1 medium, carrots – 2 whole, peel and shred, red bell pepper – 1 , chopped, frozen corn kernels – 1/2 cup, frozen green peas – 1/2 cup, vegetable stock – 2 cups, Garlic – 2 cloves, minced, Fennel seeds – 1 teaspoon, ground Allspice – 1 teaspoon, salt and pepper to taste.

Step 1 – soak black eyed peas overnight (at least 6 hours). Then boil in water on medium heat until al-dente.

Step 2 – Cook 1 cup long grain brown rice with two cups vegetable stock. When done, fluff up and set aside.

Step 3 – cook wild rice with plenty of water until each grain splits open. Drain excess water when done and set aside.

Step 4 – In a saucepan, sauté chopped onion in a little bit of cooking oil on medium heat. Add fennel seeds, minced garlic and allspice and sauté for another minute or so. Add shredded carrots, chopped red bell pepper, frozen corn and frozen peas. Cook the veggies until rawness is gone. Add cooked black eyed peas, cooked brown rice and cooked wild rice, and give everything a stir. Adjust salt and pepper, and turn heat off. Enjoy as is or with your favorite sauce. I enjoyed mine as is.

Beautiful! Do you ever use Japonica rice? ✌