green soybeans & shimeji mushrooms seasoned rice

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ingredients:

• 200 g fresh green soybeans
• (or frozen green soybeans)
• 120 g package shimeji mushrooms
• 280 g rice
• 580 ml water
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• a little salt (if using fresh green soybeans)

step 1:

Cut off the roots of the shimeji mushrooms.

step 2:

If using frozen green soybeans, defrost them and remove the green beans from the pods.

step 3:

If using fresh green soybeans, wash and drain them. Bring 240 ml of the water to a boil, and add the salt and green soybeans. Bring to a boil again, and boil for three to four minutes.

step 4:

Drain the soybeans in a colander and remove the green beans from the pods.

step 5:

Wash the rice and place in a rice cooker. Add the remaining 340 ml of water, green soybeans, shimeji mushrooms and soy sauce. Switch on the rice cooker.

step 6:

After cooking, wait 5 minutes before stirring the rice mixture.