Brown rice with fresh oregano and mushrooms

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 tablespoons Olive Oil Or Butter
1 cup Sliced Mushrooms
2 tablespoons Fresh Oregano; minced
1 cup Brown Rice
4 cups Water
½ teaspoon Salt; optional

Directions

Saute mushrooms and fresh oregano in olive oil or butter in nonstick pan for 1 minute. Remove from pan; reserve. Saute rice in same pan, stirring constantly, until rice is well coated, about 2 minutes. Combine rice with water and salt in steaming pan; cover and steam until rice is done, 40 to 45 minutes. Toss reserved mushrooms with hot rice. Serve immediately.

Variations: * Any fresh herb such as basil, thyme, cilantro or a combination can be used.

* For a nuttier texture, uncooked rice can also be toasted in a preheated 350 degree oven. Spread rice on a cookie sheet and toast, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes until golden. Steam rice in the usual way.

* Vary ingredients as you would in any rice.

NOTES : Brown rice is high in nutrients. Sauteing it in olive oil or butter before steaming intensifies its nutty flavor.

Recipe by: The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook by Betty L. Torre Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 446 by James and Susan Kirkland <kirkland@...> on Jan 04, 1998

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