Categories: Asian
Ingredients
- 2 - 3 tbsp olive oil , separated
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1.5 lb mushrooms , sliced 3 - 5 mm / 1/8 - 1/5" thick (Note 1)
- 2 garlic cloves , minced
- 1 small onion , finely diced
- 1 1/2 cups long grain rice (Note 2)
- 2 1/4 cups vegetable stock / broth (or chicken) (Note 3)
- 1 cup sliced green onion / scallions
- Optional: More butter to stir through
Directions
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Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large pot over high heat. Add half the mushrooms, and cook for 5 minutes until golden. Season with salt and pepper then remove and set aside.
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If the pot is dry, another 1/2 – 1 tbsp oil, and add butter. When melted, add onions and garlic.
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Cook for 30 seconds, then add remaining mushrooms. Cook for 5 minutes or until mushrooms are lightly browned (they won’t caramelise as well as the first batch) and the base of the pot is brown.
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Add rice and a splash of broth. Mix so the brown stuff on the bottom of the pot mixes into the liquid. (Video below helpful here)
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Once the base of the pot is clean, add remaining liquid. Place lid on, bring to a simmer then turn down to medium low.
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Cook for 15 minutes or until there is no residual liquid (tilt pot to check).
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Remove from stove, remove lid, QUICKLY toss in reserved mushrooms and scallions, put lid back on. Leave for 10 minutes (do not skip this step!).
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Fluff rice using a fork or wooden spoon. OPTIONAL: Stir through more butter.
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Recipe Notes
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Use any mushrooms you want, I used normal button mushrooms, it’s even more mushroomy if you use Swiss Brown / Cremini mushrooms. Don’t slice them too thin otherwise they literally disintegrate!
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Basmati and jasmine would also be great here, comes out nice and fluffy like long grain rice. I find that medium and short grain rice is a bit sticky for my taste when cooked pilaf style. Risotto rice, sushi rice and paella rice are not suitable. Please use uncooked rice.
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The amount of liquid to rice ratio I use yields a tender just cooked rice that is fluffy. If you like your rice on the soft side, use 1/2 cup extra liquid but note that the rice will be stickier rather than fluffy like what you see in the video and photos.