Minnesota Wild Rice Soup

The following recipe reflects the food you will or have experienced as a guest of the Noth Fork Mountain Inn. For a list of recipes, click here.

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons minced onion
• ½ cup flour
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups wild rice, cooked
• 1/3 cup cooked chicken, diced
• ½ cup carrots, finely diced
• ½ cup sweet red peppers, finely diced
• 3 tablespoons almond slivers, chopped
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup half & half
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• Snipped chives (for garnish)

Melt butter in saucepan; sauté onion until tender.  Blend in the flour; gradually stir in broth.  Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil; boil and stir 1 minute.  Stir in wild rice, ham, carrots, almonds, and salt; simmer about 5 minutes.  Blend in half & half and sherry; heat to serving temperature.  Garnish with chives.