This rice side dish tastes gourmet, looks pretty on the plate and even reheats well! Yes, all that!
Want umami? We have umami. This side dish is so flavorful and hearty, we sometimes forget it’s only a side and we have just that for dinner. It’s that good!
Also, it looks exotic and hard to put together. But it’s really not.
All you need is some mushrooms (preferably a mix, but any will do. This is the perfect recipe to use the ready sliced ones your grocery store sells)
and some microwave rice. Sure, you can use good ol’ make-it-in- the-pot rice, but the microwave rice shortcut is really nice here, especially since wild rice takes forever to cook.
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Wild Mushroom Rice
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1 teaspoon silan
- 4 cups assorted mushrooms such as baby bella, white button, portabella, shiitake,or oyster
- 1 tablespoons soy sauce
- Dash of Salt
- Pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon Umami powder/Mushroom Powder
- 1 pouch microwave wild rice (or 2 cups cooked wild rice)
Instructions
- Heat oil in a sauté pan over medium heat. Add onion and sauté, 5-7 minutes.
- Add silan to the sautéed onion. Keep mixing so that the silan doesn’t burn.
- Add assorted sliced mushrooms. Mix and season with the soy sauce, salt and pepper and umami powder.
- Cover and continue to cook over medium heat. Mix from time to time, for about 20 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.
- Meanwhile, microwave the rice pouch as per package instructions. Add rice to the pot and mix to combine. Serve immediately or set aside for a later use. You can warm up the rice in the oven or keep it on a warm spot on the hot plate.
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I *love* wild rice, and mushrooms always go well. I will try the recipe as-is, but I think it would also work well with black rice, which has a lower glycemic index. Looking forward to trying this, thank you!!
Love the TJ umami spice!! Must have in the kitchen
What else do you use it for?
Shoprite brand Bowl and Basket also makes this Umami Spice in case this is an more accessible store for anyone
Thanks for sharing !
What else is a good thing to use it for?
What company makes The microwaveble wild rice?
You can get microwave rice pouches like these at Trader Joe’s. They sell several varieties.
Can you make this with regular rice?
Heaven and earth makes microwaveable rice. Total life saver for me…
delicious! just made it for yom tov!