Mushroom Rice with Spicy Miso Sauce
An easy rice cooker meal: one pot mushroom rice with spicy miso sauce.
Ingredients
| 210 g | medium grain or short grain rice | |
| 227 g | sliced mushrooms of choice (a mix of shiitake and shimeji) | |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | sugar |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | dark soy sauce |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | soy sauce, optional (see notes) |
| 1 tbsp | 15 ml | sake or mirin (see notes) |
| 244 g | vegan dashi (see notes) | |
| 1 | scallion, white parts only (chopped) | |
| 1.5 tbsp | 23 ml | white miso paste (see notes) |
| 2 tbsp | 30 ml | warm water |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | gochugaru or other chili powder, adjust according to desired heat |
| 1.5 tbsp | 23 ml | sesame oil |
| 2 clove | garlic, minced | |
| 1.5 tbsp | 23 ml | sugar, adjust to desired sweetness |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | roasted sesame seeds |
| to taste | green part of scallions, chopped (to serve) |
Instructions
An easy rice cooker meal: one pot mushroom rice with spicy miso sauce.
Mushroom Pot Rice
- Prepare the rice: Wash your rice 2-3 times until the water starts to run clearer. Drain excess water.
- Slice or break apart the mushrooms.
- In the rice cooker pot, add the rice, dashi, soy sauce, sugar (if using), sake or mirin, and white part of scallions. Mix well.
- Place the mushrooms on the rice. Cover your rice cooker and set to cook. If you don't have a rice cooker, see the notes below.
Prepare the sauce
- While the rice is cooking, mix the sauce ingredients together. Feel free to adjust to your taste.
Serve and enjoy
- Once the rice is cooked, pour the sauce. Mix everything together.
- Feel free to season with more soy sauce to taste, if needed. Serve your rice with chopped green onions. Enjoy!