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Soy-and-butter-braised mushrooms

Pan fry mushrooms in butter with ginger, chilli and soy for a quick and easy vegetarian meal

Ingreadient

  • 50g butter
  • 6 medium flat mushrooms
  • 6 spring onions, chopped, plus extra to serve
  • a thumb-sized piece ginger, chopped
  • 1 red chilli, finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • a pinch caster sugar
  • 150g basmati rice
  • 2 tsp toasted sesame oil

Direction

    1. Heat the butter in a large frying pan. Fry the mushrooms for 3-4 minutes, turning as they cook. Add 1/2 the spring onions and all the ginger, chilli, soy sauce and sugar. Keep turning the mushrooms in the sauce until they are cooked and the sauce is glossy but still liquid. Cook the basmati following pack instructions then stir through the rest of the spring onions and the sesame oil. Spoon the rice into bowls, add the mushrooms and spoon over the sauce. Finish with a few more chopped spring onions, if you like.