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Mushroom fried rice

Chopped shiitake, button mushrooms and shimeji were combined with bell pepper and carrot, and three soy sauces, to create this meatless fried rice.

Mushroom fried rice

Fast and easy enough for breakfast even on the busiest morning. Or serve as a light meatless lunch or dinner. For serious carnivores, enjoy it as a side dish.

But… three soy sauces? Yes. Light soy sauce (for saltiness), dark soy sauce (for a deeper color and saltiness) and sweet soy sauce (for balance). Trust me, combining all three works. You won’t get the same kind of nuance by using only one kind of soy sauce. And you need plenty of nuance when cooking meatless dishes.

We’re on a soy sauce journey, actually. Since the global debacle that began in the first quarter of 2020, sourcing ingredients had been largely hit-and-miss. For the first time in a long time, we have a complete supply of soy sauces and seasonings, and we’re having a ball with them.

In this recipe, although egg is present in Chinese-style fried rice 99.9% of the time, we decided to omit it just to find out just how necessary egg really is in fried rice. The verdict? Fried rice is delicious with or without egg IF seasoned correctly and sufficiently.

As with any fried rice, using newly cooked rice, even if it has cooled down to room temperature, is not a good idea. Use day-old rice. Letting it sit overnight in the fridge is even better.

Mushroom fried rice

Connie Veneracion
Is this a vegan dish? Oyster sauce is one of the seasonings. Omit it or use vegetarian oyster sauce (made with oyster mushrooms) if you really need to do away with all animal-based products.
Fried rice with button mushrooms, shiitake and shimeji
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Prep Time 8 mins
Cook Time 8 mins
Total Time 16 mins
Course Breakfast, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Asian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • ¼ cup chopped scallions - white and light green portions only
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • ½ cup chopped shiitake - caps only
  • ½ cup chopped button mushrooms
  • ½ cup chopped shimeji
  • ½ cup chopped carrot
  • ½ cup chopped bell pepper
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 3 to 4 cups cooked rice
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons light soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons sweet soy sauce (kecap manis)
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame seed oil
  • ½ cup thinly sliced scallions - (dark green portion), to garnish
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds - to garnish

Instructions
 

  • Heat the cooking oil in a wok or frying pan.
  • Saute the scallions, garlic, mushrooms, carrot and bell pepper with salt and pepper until the vegetables are cooked through.
  • Spread the rice over the mushrooms and vegetables.
  • Drizzle in the soy sauces and oyster sauce.
  • Stir fry until the rice is heated through.
  • Taste and adjust the seasonings, if needed.
  • Off the heat, drizzle in the sesame seed oil and toss well.
  • Ladle the fried rice into bowls, top with sliced scallions and sesame seeds, and serve immediately.
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Keyword fried rice, Mushrooms

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