Rice pilaf with japanese mushrooms

5 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Boiling water
1 ounce Dried shiitake mushrooms
¾ cup Wild rice, uncooked
1 tablespoon Dark sesame oil
½ cup Chopped onion
¾ cup Long-grain rice, uncooked
3 tablespoons Low-sodium soy sauce
5 teaspoons Sesame seeds, toasted

Directions

Combine water and mushrooms; cover and let stand 20 minutes. Drain, reserving mushroom liquid; add water to reserved liquid to yield 3 cups.

Discard mushroom stems. Thinly slice mushroom caps; set aside.

Rinse wild rice in 3 changes of hot water; drain. Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat until hot. Add mushroom and onion; saute 5 minutes or until tender. Add reserved mushroom liquid; bring to a boil. Stir in wild rice.

Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 40 minutes. Stir in long-grain rice; cover and simmer 20 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat; stir in soy sauce.

Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Yield: 5 servings (serving size: 1 cup).

Per serving: 229 Calories; 5g Fat (18% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 43g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 298mg Sodium Recipe by: Cooking Light, June 1994, page 120 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #418 by igor@... on Jan 28, 1997.

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