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Brown Rice with Tofu, Dried Mushrooms, and Baby Spinach

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 6

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups short-grain brown rice
1/2 ounce sliced dried shiitake mushrooms
8 ounces extra-firm tofu, drained and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
1 tablespoon finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 dried red chile, crumbled
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
3 ounces baby spinach (about 4 1/2 cups)
1/2 cup finely chopped scallions (about 6), white and pale-green parts only
1/4 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro, finely chopped
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon low-sodium soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons rice-wine vinegar
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Stir together rice, 3 cups water, the mushrooms, tofu, ginger, garlic, chile, and salt in the bowl of a rice cooker. Cover with lid, and cook until machine switches to the warm setting (about 45 minutes). Let rice stand 15 minutes to finish steaming.

    Step 2

    Stir in spinach. Cover, and let steam 1 minute with machine still on warm. Stir in scallions, cilantro, soy sauce, vinegar, and sesame oil. Serve immediately.

  2. FIT TO EAT RECIPE

    Step 3

    (Per serving)

    Step 4

    Calories: 222

    Step 5

    Fat: 3g

    Step 6

    Cholesterol: 0mg

    Step 7

    Carbohydrate: 42g

    Step 8

    Sodium: 305mg

    Step 9

    Protein: 8g

    Step 10

    Fiber: 3g

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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