Five Vegetables And 15 Grain Rice Pot Recipes

FIVE VEGETABLES AND 15-GRAIN RICE POT

Steps:

• Place shiitake mushrooms in a medium bowl and cover with 2 1/4 cups water. Allow to soak 1 to 3 hours. Remove mushrooms, reserving the liquid, and squeeze mushrooms over the bowl. Remove and discard mushroom stems, and slice mushrooms into 1/4 inch strips.
• In a medium-size (about 4 quarts) clay pot (or other kind of pot) over medium heat, combine 1 1/4 cups reserved mushroom liquid, sake, mirin and soy sauce. Add rice and stir gently. Top rice with mushrooms, burdock, hijiki, carrots and edamame; do not stir.
• Cover, and raise heat to bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 16 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave covered for 8 minutes. Using a spatula, fluff up the rice, and garnish with a sprinkling of sesame seeds. If desired, serve accompanied by Japanese pickled silced daikon, hijiki, or cucumbers, or a green salad.

VEGGIE RICE POT

Steps:

• Boil the kettle. Heat the oil in a large, deep frying pan, then add the peppers and mushrooms. Fry over a high heat for 3 mins or until starting to soften and turn golden. Turn down the heat, then stir in the rice, garlic and five-spice. Sizzle for 2 mins, then splash in the sherry, if using, and top up with 350ml hot water.
• Cover the pan and simmer for 15-20 mins until all of the liquid has gone and the rice is tender, stirring now and again. Add the peas for the final few mins.
• Heat another frying pan, add a drop of the sesame oil, then add the eggs. Swirl around the pan to make a thin omelette. Once set, turn out onto a board, roll up and shred thinly. Tip the egg and spring onions onto the rice, fluff up with a fork, season with soy sauce and sesame oil, then serve.