Name: Fried rice with mushrooms and cashews
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 bunch of choy sum or gai lan,trimmed; 80ml light soy sauce; 2 tbsp oyster sauce or vegetarian oyster sauce; 1 tsp sesame oil; 2 tsp sugar; ½ tsp ground white pepper; 2 tbsp grapeseed oil; 1 large onion,finely sliced; 5 garlic cloves,sliced; 100g fresh ginger,peeled and finely chopped; 200g salted roasted cashews; 2 tbsp sesame seeds; 120g fresh wood-ear fungus,or shiitake or abalone mushrooms,finely shredded; 500g long-grain brown rice,or white rice,cooked and cooled; 100g beansprouts; 5 spring onions,white and green parts,finely sliced; 1 handful coriander leaves

Fried brown rice with wood ear fungus and cashews.William Meppem

easyTime:<30 minsServes:6

This is fried rice as a delicious and sustaining stand-alone meal. You can use white rice,but brown rice has a hearty,nuttier texture that I find irresistible. Serve with chopped chilli or fermented hot sauce on the side.

Ingredients

1 bunch of choy sum or gai lan,trimmed
80ml light soy sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce or vegetarian oyster sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tsp sugar
½ tsp ground white pepper
2 tbsp grapeseed oil
1 large onion,finely sliced
5 garlic cloves,sliced
100g fresh ginger,peeled and finely chopped
200g salted roasted cashews
2 tbsp sesame seeds
120g fresh wood-ear fungus,or shiitake or abalone mushrooms,finely shredded
500g long-grain brown rice,or white rice,cooked and cooled
100g beansprouts
5 spring onions,white and green parts,finely sliced
1 handful coriander leaves

Method

Step1
Blanch the choy sum or gai lan in boiling salted water for 1 minute,then drain. Cut into 3cm pieces and set aside.
Step2
Combine the soy and oyster sauces,sesame oil,sugar and pepper in a small bowl. Stir to dissolve the sugar.
Step3
Heat a wok over high until very hot. Add the grapeseed oil and heat until shimmering. Add the onion,garlic,ginger,cashews and sesame seeds and stir-fry until the onion has softened (about 3 minutes).
Step4
Add the blanched choy sum or gai lan and cook for 1 minute,then add the fungus and rice and stir briskly until hot. Add the soy sauce mixture,beansprouts,shallots and coriander. Stir to combine,then serve.