Sweet, Sour & Spicy Mushroom Sauce with Rice
Serves 4 | Prep Time 30 minutes | Cook Time 25 minutes
Ingredients
White Rice
• 1 cup Lundberg™ Organic Sushi Rice, rinsed
• 1 1/2 cups cold water
• 1 pinch Eden Sea Salt
Mushroom Sauce
• 0.88 ounces Eden Maitake Mushrooms, soaked in 1 cup hot water for 20 minutes, reserve soaking water
• 0.88 ounces Eden Sliced Shiitake Mushrooms, soaked in 1 cup hot water for 20 minutes, reserve soaking water
• 2 Tbsp Eden Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 Tbsp Eden Toasted Sesame Oil
• 1 tsp Eden Hot Pepper Sesame Oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1-inch piece fresh ginger root, minced
• 3 Tbsp Eden Kuzu Root Starch, dissolved in 2 cups reserved mushroom soaking water
• 2 Tbsp Eden Eden Shoyu Soy Sauce, or to taste
• 2 Tbsp Eden Brown Rice Vinegar
• 2 Tbsp organic maple syrup
Garnishes
• 1/4 cup dry pan-tossed sesame seeds
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions
Directions
Place the rice, water and pinch of salt in a medium sauce pan. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for 10 minutes.
Heat the oils for the mushroom sauce in a large heavy skillet and sauté the mushrooms for 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger. Sauté another 3 minutes. Add the kuzu/mushroom soaking water mixture, stirring constantly until the sauce thickens. Add the shoyu, vinegar, and maple syrup. Simmer on medium-low for about 10 minutes until the mushrooms are tender. Serve over cooked white or brown rice and garnish with scallions and sesame seeds.
Nutritional Information
Per serving: 431 calories, 16g fat (30% calories from fat), 22g protein, 62g carbohydrate, 7g fiber, 0mg cholesterol, 481mg sodium