Five-Spice Rice

Serves 2-4, either as a main dish with some extra veggies or as a side dish with Vegetable Pancakes.

 

Ingredients

• 1 cup long-grain brown rice
• 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
• 1 tsp fresh ginger root, grated
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 tsp five-spice powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1½ cups water
• ¼ cup dry sherry or Chinese rice wine
• few splashes of Chinese soy sauce

Method

1. Rinse rice in a sieve with cold water and set aside to drain.
2. Warm oil in a medium saucepan and add ginger, garlic and five-spice powder.
3. Sauté for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
4. Add rice and salt and sauté for another 2 minutes, continuing to stir.
5. Add water and sherry/rice wine, bring to boil and then gently simmer for about 40 minutes, until all water absorbed and rice tender.
6. Add soya sauce to taste and serve.

From Kerrie

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