Filling and delicious as a hearty main meal. The infusion of the rice and potatoes with porcini makes them very savoury and the sauce is delicious. The crispy fried garlic topping is very good but omit it if you wish to keep this a very low fat dish

 

Ingredienti serve 2

150ml (5 once)* brown basmati rice *I find it easier to double the liquid to rice ratio using a liquid measuring jug

2 a 4 piccole patate (300g, 10 once)

7g (un 1/4 di un'oncia) di funghi porcini secchi

un pollice (2 e 1/2cm) pezzo di zenzero

1 a 2 peperoncini rossi (depending on how hot you like it!)

5 spicchi d'aglio (2 for the sauce and 3 for the crispy garlic topping)

a green pepper (capsico, peperone)

3 cipollotti

125g (4 once) of mushrooms, most types will do, I have used chestnut mushrooms here

1/2 a can (400g, 14 oncia) of black beans, (you can freeze the remainder)

un cucchiaio di salsa di soia

una manciata di piselli surgelati

a vegetable stock cube, or teaspoon of stock powder

un cucchiaino di maizena (cornstarch)

un cucchiaino di nettare di agave

sale e pepe

olio vegetale

salad leaves, a squeeze of lime juice and a sprinkling of rock salt to serve (opzionale)

Metodo

For the rice

Pour 150ml (5 once) of hot water over the dried porcini mushrooms and leave to stand for 10 verbale

Measure out the rice in a measuring jug, rinse and put in a lidded saucepan with an equal amount of water, (150ml, approx 5 once) and a pinch of salt

Scrub the potatoes and dice into one inch (2 e un 1/2cm) cubes and put them on top of the rice

Portare ad ebollizione, reduce the heat to a simmer and put the lid on. Cook like this for 10 minutes and then add the porcini mushrooms and their liquid and cook for a further 10 a 15 verbale

In the meantime prepare the sauce:-

Per la salsa

Heat a pan or wok with a splash of vegetable oil

Cut the green pepper (peperone) into one inch dice removing the pith and seeds and fry this

Brush any soil off of the mushrooms and add these whole to the pan if they are small or halve for larger ones

Stir fry the pepper and mushrooms for 7 a 8 minutes until they start to brown before adding the chillies, garlic and ginger

Chop the one or two chillies, the ginger and 2 of the garlic cloves together and add these

Stir fry for 2 o 3 minutes more

Add 200ml (7 once) di acqua, the stock cube or powder, the tablespoon of soy sauce, the teaspoon of agave nectar and black pepper

Mescolare bene

Add the teaspoon of cornflour to 100ml (3 e 1/2 once) of cold water and add this to the sauce. Stir and simmer until it thickens

For the optional crispy garlic, finely slice 3 cloves and fry in a separate pan of hot oil until brown

Serve the sauce over the rice and potatoes topped with the crispy garlic and accompanied by some salad leaves. Finish off with an optional sprinkling of rock salt and a squeeze of lime juice