Dried Shiitake & Peas Mazegohan

Name: Dried Shiitake & Peas Mazegohan
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cups (*180ml cup) Short Grain Rice; 2 Eggs *lightly whisked with 1 pinch Salt; Oil for cooking; 1-2 Spring Onions *finely chopped, save some for topping; <Shiitake & Peas Mixture>; 1/2 cup Dashi Stock *OR Water 1/2 cup & 1/4 teaspoon Dashi Powder; 20-30 g Dried Shiitake (Whole OR Sliced); 1 small piece Ginger *sliced into fine strips; 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil; 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce; 1 tablespoon Mirin; 1/2-1 tablespoon Oyster Sauce; 1-2 teaspoons Sugar *optional, if you like sweeter flavour; 1/2 cup Frozen Peas

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

Do you know that sun-dried Shiitake are a great source of Vitamin D? They also have more Umami flavour. In Melbourne where I live, imported Dried Shiitake are widely available but most commercially produced Dried Shiitake are not sun-dried. If you are after the nutritious benefit, purchase fresh Shiitake and dry them under the direct sunlight. It’s easy to do, and you will get about 1/3 of recommended daily intake of Vitamin D from only 2 Shiitake. That’s what I have heard.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

4 servings

2 cups(*180ml cup) Short Grain Rice
2Eggs *lightly whisked with 1 pinch Salt
Oil for cooking
1-2Spring Onions *finely chopped, save some for topping
<Shiitake & Peas Mixture>
1/2 cupDashi Stock *OR Water 1/2 cup & 1/4 teaspoon Dashi Powder
20-30 gDried Shiitake (Whole OR Sliced)
1small piece Ginger *sliced into fine strips
1 teaspoonSesame Oil
2 tablespoonsSoy Sauce
1 tablespoonMirin
1/2-1 tablespoonOyster Sauce
1-2 teaspoonsSugar *optional, if you like sweeter flavour
1/2 cupFrozen Peas

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Steps

1

Wash Rice then cook as normal.
2

Whisk Eggs and season with 1 pinch Salt. Heat a small amount of Oil in a frying pan over low heat, cook the egg, stirring constantly, until crumbs. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
3

Soak Dried Shiitake in water and drain when soft. Whole Shiitake need to be thinly sliced. *Note: Commercially produced Dried Shiitake should be cleaned well.
4

Place Dashi Stock in a saucepan, add softened and sliced Shiitake and other ingredients except Peas. Cover with a lid, bring to the boil over medium heat, then reduce the heat to simmer for 15 minutes.
5

Remove the lid, add Frozen Peas and bring back to the boil, and cook until the sauce is almost gone.
6

Add the Shiitake and Peas mixture with all the sauce to the cooked rice. Add the Egg and chopped Spring Onion as well. Mix to combine.
7

Place some saved Spring Onion on top and enjoy. *Note: Toasted Sesame Seeds and Toasted Sushi Nori are also good toppings.