Wild Rice Pilaf with Dried Cranberries and Pecans

INGREDIENTS

• 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock
• 2 Tbs. unsalted butter
• 1 Tbs. canola or grapeseed oil
• 3 large shallots, minced
• 2 cups wild rice or 2 cups short-grain brown
• rice, or a mixture
• 1⁄2 cup dried cranberries
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 fresh thyme sprigs or 1⁄4 tsp. dried thyme,
• crumbled
• 1/2 tsp. fine sea salt, plus more, to taste
• 1/8 tsp. freshly ground white pepper, plus
• more, to taste
• 1⁄2 cup pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley