Mushroom Fried Rice is an Asian-style rice dish.
Why Make It
- Made with basic pantry ingredients
- Can be made with leftover rice
- Make it in 15 minutes
- Minimal chopping required
- Is vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, and nut-free
Ingredients needed 🧾
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Rice - When making any kind of fried rice, use long grain rice like Basmati . Avoid using sticky jasmine rice. I have used Basmati rice. You can also use brown Basmati rice.
Other veggies - I have added scallions. But you can also add green peas, carrots, bak choy, and bell peppers.
Mushrooms -
How to make it 🔪
Top recipe tips 💭
Use leftover cooked rice for best results. Add a teaspoon of ajinomoto and chili sauce for more flavor. Use any variety of mushrooms.
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Recipe 📖
Japanese Mushroom & Sesame Rice
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon Sesame oil
- 10 cloves Garlic minced
- ½ cup Scallions chopped
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 8 oz Mushrooms
- ½ tablespoon Rice Vinegar
- ½ tablespoon Sweet Cooking Seasoning
- ½ tablespoon Coconut Aminos
- 1 teaspoon chili crisp oil
- 2 cups Cooked Rice
- Salt
- crushed black pepper
Instructions
- Cook the rice a couple of hours before making the fried rice. Then allow it to cool down completely and break it into separate grains using your fingers.
- Heat the sesame oil in a wok. Add minced garlic, red pepper flakes, and scallions. Reserve some scallions for garnish. Saute till the garlic turns golden.
- Add sliced mushrooms and saute on a medium to high flame until they are cooked. This could take 5-7 minutes.
- Add the sauces like Rice Vinegar, Sweet Cooking Seasoning, and coconut aminos. Mix and cook for 30-40 seconds.
- Add the cooked rice and lightly toss everything together.
- Add crushed black pepper, and salt as needed and mix together well taking care not to crush the rice or mushrooms. Garnish with the reserved scallions and chili crisp oil. Mix and take it off the flame.
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Notes
- Keep all the ingredients ready and handy - so nothing overcooks or burns while you're searching for a particular ingredient.
- Use a wok to make fried rice - vegetables cook faster in a wok. If one is not handy, then use what you normally would to cook.
- Cook the dish in sesame oil. It imparts a very nice, authentic flavor.
- Cook on a medium to high flame - this gives the dish a nice smoky flavor that you may not be able to achieve using a low flame.
- It's easy to char your dish on a high flame, so stay vigilant and keep stirring/tossing the ingredients in the wok.
- Use left-over rice where possible. If using fresh rice, soak for 30 minutes before cooking it. This allows the grains to separate and not stick to each other while cooking.
- Refrigerate the cooked rice for about 20 minutes to cool it down. The key to fresh rice is allowing it to cool slightly before using.
- Scallions or spring onions is a vital ingredient. Do not skip this.
- Do not go overboard with adding soy sauce - use the recipe measure.
- Add the Mizkan authentic sauces to bring out the real flavor of the dish.
- Feel free to add more veggies like chopped bell pepper, carrots and/or cabbage to this dish.
A.S.RAMAKRISHNAN. says
Who does not love fried rice,especially the way you have portrayed it with mizkan vinegar ?
Rice readily renders itself to the imagination of food bloggers/chefs/culinary experts,with myriad of additional ingredients and spices enhancing the flavour and taste.
Yakimeshi with mizkan vinegar is interesting,worth a try.Is mizkan available in mumbai?
Priya says
Thank you. I am not sure you will find this vinegar brand in Bombay.
Vidya says
A new addition to easy rice recipes. For me ..recipes for rice especially where left overs can be used is very welcome. Very colourful and healthy...love the look of it.
Priya says
Thanks Vidya. This is really a very flavorful fried rice if you like Asian food 🙂
Rama kharat says
Yummy recipe
Priya says
Thank you 🙂
Pinky says
A perfect and a healthy meal when you are need more energy in less time.
Thanks, Girl. Loads of love and luck!
Anita Ghosh says
Looks so yum, Priya!🙂 i need to try
Priya says
Thank you. Do try!
Payal Mehta says
Rice have been always my favorite so like to try new recipes with rice.Priya’s rice recipes always amazing but as a asian cuisine fan this recipe JAPANESE MUSHROOM AND SESAME FRIED RICE looks yummy and i cant wait to try i m sure it would be yummy 😋
Priya says
Thanks for your kind words. Asian fried rice is my favorite as well. That is why I enjoyed making this recipe. Do give it a try.
Moody Iguana says
Love the colors on this dish. Looks so appetizing!
Priya says
Thank you. Yes it does taste really good.
Tejal Dabhole says
Yummy 😋...I like your recipies ..Will surely try Japanese Mushroom & Sesame Rice...
Priya says
I am so glad you like it..yes do give it a try. 🙂
Kamal chandran says
Looks yummy dear. Waiting for more such receipe
Priya says
Thank you so much.
Lakshmi says
Looks yumm!! Thank you for explaining the recipe in simple words, easy to understand and remember!!!!
Priya says
Thank you. DO try it and let me know how it turns out. 🙂
Nandhini Rao says
Wowww Priya, this looks amazing!! Cannot wait to try it 😋😋😋
Priya says
Thank you so much. Do give it a try.