Recipe - Brown Rice With Fresh Oregano And Mushrooms

2 tablespoon Olive Oil Or Butter
1 cup Sliced Mushrooms
2 tablespoon Fresh Oregano; minced
1 cup Brown Rice
4 cup Water
One half teaspoon Salt; optional

Saute mushrooms and fresh oregano in olive oil or butter in nonstick pan
for 1 minute. Remove from pan; reserve. Saute rice in same pan, stirring
constantly, until rice is well coated, about 2 minutes. Combine rice with
water and salt in steaming pan; cover and steam until rice is done, 40 to
45 minutes. Toss reserved mushrooms with hot rice. Serve immediately.

Variations: * Any fresh herb such as basil, thyme, cilantro or a
combination can be used.

* For a nuttier texture, uncooked rice can also be toasted in a preheated
350 degree oven. Spread rice on a cookie sheet and toast, stirring
occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes until golden. Steam rice in the usual way.

* Vary ingredients as you would in any rice.

NOTES : Brown rice is high in nutrients. Sauteing it in olive oil or butter
before steaming intensifies its nutty flavor.
Recipe by: The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook by Betty L. Torre

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 446 by James and Susan Kirkland
kirkland@gj.net on Jan 04, 1998