Manoomin "Wild Rice"

Eat well with the "food that grows on the water". Manoomin or wild rice grows naturally in the lakes and rivers of Northern Minnesota & Michigan.

Native Harvest procure their rice in a traditional way.  The rice is hand harvested and wood parched by tribal members using traditional methods. 

Our manoomin is being packaged in sealed bag.  Available in an eight ounce (8 oz) or 16 ounce (16 oz) quantities. Enjoy!

 Wild rice and other rice products available for purchase.

This recipe is great for using up leftover manoomin.

Stuffed Acorn Squash

2 sm or medium acorn squash
2 cups of cooked wild rice
¼ to ½ lb. of ground meat (turkey, chicken, or beef would work)
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese
4 Tbs maple syrup
1 onion (optional)

Salt & pepper

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. While oven is preheating, wash the outside of the squash, and cut in half horizontally creating bowls.  Scoop out seeds and place bowl side up in a glass baking dish. 
3. Put a pat of butter on the inside of squash and a little bit of onion cut into medium sized pieces (optional), sprinkle with salt & pepper then drizzle with a little maple syrup.  Invert on baking dish- the cut side of the squash should be flush with the bottom of the baking dish. 
3. Cook for 35 – 40 mins until soft.
4. Meanwhile, prepare wild rice and ground meat.  Once cooked mix the two together.
5. Once squash is done, overturn the squash cut side up.  Remove onion from inside of squash (optional).  Sprinkle a little pinch of cheddar cheese in the bottom of each bowl.  Add in about ½ c of the wild rice & meat mixture, then top with cheddar cheese.
6. Put back in oven to cook for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Let cool for a few minutes and serve in bowls.