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Japanese mushroom, chestnut & pumpkin pilaf
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Japanese mushroom, chestnut & pumpkin pilaf

7 ingredients 30 min + 20 min Serves 2 openrecipes
Japanese mushroom, chestnut & pumpkin pilaf

If you've never tried shiitake mushrooms, this is a great and simple recipe to start with

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

613
Calories
41g
Protein
18g
Fat
57g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Sake 1 oz (30ml) 39
Shiitake 1/2 cup (73g) 34
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Pumpkin not in our table 0
Chestnut not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 6 dried shiitake mushrooms , soaked for 30 minutes in 400 ml chicken stock (or 6 fresh shiitake mushrooms)
  • 2 tbsp mirin, sake or dry sherry
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 100g rice , rinsed
  • 150g pumpkin , cut into chunks
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds , toasted
  • 1 x 200g vaccum pack cooked, peeled chestnuts (Merchant Gourmet do good ones)

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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