Sesame brothy rice with miso and garlic mushrooms
- Prepare
- less than 30 mins
- Cook
- 10 to 30 mins
- Serve
- Serves 1
Give your lunch break a shake up with this quick and easy Asian-inspired rice broth that you can finish in the office kitchen. Store in a flask or sealable jar – just add boiling water, shake and eat.
Ingredients
For the garlic mushrooms
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 10g butter
- 100g/3½oz chestnut mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 1 large garlic clove, grated
- 1 tsp white miso
For the brothy rice
- 1½ tbsp tahini
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
- ½ tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp crispy chilli oil
- 125–150g/4½–5½oz cooked basmati rice
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced
- 5g fresh coriander, chopped
Method
For the mushrooms, heat the sesame oil and butter in a large frying pan over a medium–high heat. Add the mushrooms and spread into one layer. Cook for 5 minutes without stirring, until they start to turn golden, then stir and cook for another 5 minutes.
Once deep golden, add the garlic and miso, plus a splash of water to dissolve the miso. Give everything a good stir until evenly combined, then cook for 2–3 minutes until the garlic is fragrant. Turn off the heat and leave to cool.
To make the rice, put the tahini, soy sauce, vinegar, maple syrup and chilli oil in a sealable jar or flask. Spoon the rice over the top, then add the mushrooms. Top with the spring onions and finish with the coriander. Seal and chill in the fridge until ready to eat.
When ready to eat, add 225ml/8fl oz boiling water to the jar, and wrapping a tea towel around it give it a swirl to mix then a good shake and leave to heat for a couple of minutes. See Recipe Tip if it's not hot enough for your liking.
Tip into a serving bowl and enjoy.
Recipe tips
If you are adding the boiling water away from home, bear in mind that a standard mug holds about 250–350ml/9–12fl oz water, so pick the smallest to use as a measure and don't quite fill it. It doesn't matter if the broth is a little thinner or thicker – just make sure the rice is fully covered in the boiling water so it reheats properly. If it's not hot enough for your liking you can heat it up in the microwave for a minute.
