Matsutake Pine Mushroom Rice
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 5:36pm

Ingredients




2 1/2 cups short grain rice
2 2/3 cups water
Pinch of instant dashi for flavor
2 mediums sized matsutake
2 teaspoons sake
2 teaspoons soy sauce

Preparation

1 Rinse matsutake thoroughly, cut and discard the bottom portion 2 Slice the stems lengthwise into 2 pieces, the slice both the cap and stem the opposite way into small pieces 3 While the rice is cooking, there will be a lot of steam before the steaming stops. Place the matsutake on top of rice and quickly cover 4 Allow rice to continue steaming and do not mix ingredients until the rice has finished cooking 5 Once finished, transfer to a bowl and mix in sake and soy sauce until thoroughly blended.

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Optional ingredients: very thinly sliced carrots, gobo, aburage (a type of fried tofu), chicken, etc. which can be cooked with the rice mixture.