Flavored Rice cooked with Maitake Mushrooms

Ingredients (serves 4)

• 360 cc. (12 oz. or 1 1/2 cups) white rice
• 500 cc. (17 oz. or 2 1/8 cups) water for cooking the rice
• 100 g. (3.5 oz.) fresh maitake mushrooms
• 200 cc. (7 oz. or 7/8 cup) water for cooking the maitake mushrooms
• 1 tsp. salt
• 100 cc. (3.4 oz. or slightly less than ½ cup) soy sauce
• 1 tsp. olive oil
• 1 Tbsp. sugar

Instructions

1. Shred the maitake mushrooms into bite-size pieces with your hands. Cook the maitake mushrooms in 200 cc. water seasoned with soy sauce, sugar, salt and oil.
2. Wash the white rice and drain in a colander while cooking the maitake mushrooms.
3. When the maitake mushrooms have soaked up the flavor, turn off the heat and take them out of the pot.
4. Add 500 cc. water to the cooking liquid left in the pot.
5. Place the drained rice in a rice cooker, pour the liquid from step 4 into the rice cooker, top with the cooked maitake mushrooms, then cook.
6. Mix well before serving.

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