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Microwave sausage and mushroom pilaf
On days when you'd rather not hover over a hot stove, there's always the microwave. A fast and easy breakfast dish, this tasty pilaf can also be enjoyed as a filling snack.
Course
Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine
Asian
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
18
minutes
minutes
Resting time
5
minutes
minutes
Total Time
28
minutes
minutes
Servings
2
people
Author
Connie Veneracion
Equipment
Microwave browning skillet
Microwave bowl
Ingredients
1 to 2
smoky, garlicky sausages
(about 100 grams)
½
cup
cubed carrot
½
cup
green peas
4 to 6
button mushrooms
sliced
¾
cup
long-grain rice
(I used jasmine)
1 ½ to 1 ¾
cups
bone broth
salt
to taste
pepper
to taste
Instructions
Heat a microwave browning skillet on HIGH, uncovered, for one minute.
Spread the sausage meat in the hot skillet and cook on HIGH, uncovered, for one minute.
Add the mushrooms and carrot. Cook on HIGH for another 30 seconds. Set aside.
Measure the broth into a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave for about two minutes on HIGH.
Pour the rice into the hot broth.
Add the peas. Season with salt and pepper. Stir. Cook on HIGH for ten minutes uncovered.
Add the sausage meat mixture to the rice.
Mix lightly. If the mixture appears too dry, add a few tablespoonfuls of hot broth.
Return to the microwave and cook, covered, for five minutes on MEDIUM. Leave in the microwave without removing the cover for another five minutes.
Fluff up the rice with a spoon and serve.