Easy · 50 min

Shiitake and Ghee Rice

Dried shiitake, its soaking water, and rice. Three ingredients doing an enormous amount of work.

Method

1
Soak the dried shiitake in 3 cups of warm water for twenty minutes. Keep the water — this is the whole recipe.
2
Lift the caps out, squeeze them gently, and slice. Strain the soaking liquid through a cloth to leave the grit behind.
3
Fry the onion in ghee with the spices until deep golden. Add the sliced shiitake and fry another two minutes.
4
Stir in the washed rice, then pour in the strained soaking water, topping up to the right volume for your rice.
5
Cover and cook on the lowest heat until done. Rest ten minutes before lifting the lid.

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