Recipe - Wild Pecan Rice Dressing

1 tablespoon Butter
One fourth cup Chopped onions
One fourth cup Chopped celery
Salt; to taste
Cayenne pepper; to taste
One half cup Pecan pieces
1 Unpeeled Granny Smith apple;
cored, chopped,
(about 1 One half cups)
7 ounce Wild rice
3 cup Water
One half pound Bacon; chopped, crisply
Fried; and drained
2 tablespoon Finelychopped fresh parsley
leaves

In a saucepan, over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onions and
celery. Season with salt and pepper. Saute for 3 minutes or until wilted.
Add the pecans and continue to cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the apples and
rice. Season with salt and pepper. Continue to cook for 1 minute. Add the
water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to mediumlow, cover and simmer
for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and reseason. Stir in the bacon and
parsley. Let sit for 3 minutes before serving. Serve with the Grilled Quail
And Andouille Sausage Ragu, the recipe for which is included in this
collection, or another similar dish. This recipe yields 4