Japanese mushroom, chestnut & pumpkin pilaf

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• livi

  17 January 2008

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  i was disappointed with this recipe, It wasn't very tasty

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• Alder

  26 August 2011

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  I made this dish twice already and my husband and I liked it very much. There is a problem with the rice-stock ratio though; it needs adjusting.

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• Ava

  05 April 2013

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  Really nice! We just used normal mushrooms and added an onion at the same time to give another flavour. The sesame seeds were especially good.

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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)

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Serves 2

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Prep 30 mins

Cook 20 mins

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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)

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