Cabbage Mushroom Rice

This cabbage mushroom rice is a comforting and delicious one-pot meal. You get carbs and proteins all in just one pot, which makes meal prep easier and more convenient on busy days.

Delicious One-Pot Cabbage Rice Recipe

This cabbage mushroom rice is actually quite versatile! At times, I’ll switch some of the ingredients according to what I have in my fridge.

So, if you are wondering, you can definitely substitute certain ingredients in this recipe, such as using chicken or roasted pork for the protein, or add in more ingredients like chestnuts or cut pumpkin!

How Can I Cook This Cabbage Mushroom Rice?

I cooked this dish in my 3L Thermos Shuttle Chef thermal pot, where I stir fry the ingredients in the inner pot, before adding hot water and bringing the pot of rice to a boil. After that, I then transfer the inner pot to the outer pot for further cooking.

You can also cook this dish using a rice cooker. Simple stir fry the ingredients in your frying pan, before transferring to your rice cooker. Add hot water and let it cook to perfection!

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How Does It Taste Like?

I like the taste of nostalgia that this dish brings! It is like a very basic Singaporean household dish that busy mothers would cook for their children back in my childhood days.

The dried shrimps and shiitake mushrooms also add more flavor and umami to the overall taste, so don’t omit these 2 ingredients!

Ingredients For This Dish

• Rice: I use short-grain rice at home, so the recipe below uses short-grain rice. If you use long grain rice, simply adjust the water accordingly.
• Water
• Dried Shiitake Mushrooms: Use dried shiitake mushrooms instead of fresh ones, as the dried mushrooms carry a deeper flavor.
• Dried Shrimps
• Pork Loin
• Garlic
• Cabbage: Personally, I like to use Japanese cabbage because it taste fresher and sweeter. I usually get the Japanese cabbage from RedMart or Don Don Donki. However, do note that sometimes it can be either a hit or miss for fresh items from RedMart : )
• Dark / Light Soy Sauce
• Sesame Oil
• White Pepper

Cabbage Mushroom Rice

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• Author: Cherie
• Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
• Yield: 3 - 4 servings 1x

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This cabbage mushroom rice is a comforting and delicious one-pot meal. You get carbs and proteins all in just one pot, which makes meal prep easier and more convenient on busy days.

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Ingredients

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• 2 cups uncooked short-grain rice, washed and drained
• 3 cups hot water*
• 10 – 12 pcs dried shiitake mushrooms
• 2 tbsp dried shrimps
• 150g – 200g pork loin, sliced thinly across the grain
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 of small cabbage, coarsely chopped
• 2 tbsp cooking oil*
• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 2 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp sesame oil
• Dash of white pepper

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Instructions

Prep Work:

1. Shiitake mushrooms: Rinse and soak the mushrooms in room temperature water till rehydrated. Squeeze out excess water. Cut and remove stems. Slice mushrooms thinly.
2. Dried shrimps: Rinse and soak dried shrimps in hot water till rehydrated. Drain and pat dry.

Cabbage Mushroom Rice:

1. Heat cooking oil over medium heat in your inner pot (if you are using thermal pot to cook) or frying pan (if you are using rice cooker). Add minced garlic and saute till fragrant.
2. Add dried shrimp and stir fry till fragrant.
3. Add pork slices and mushrooms, continue to stir fry till the pork slices are no longer pink on the outside.
4. Add chopped cabbage and stir to mix all ingredients well.
5. Pour in uncooked rice, followed by seasoning (dark soy, light soy, sesame oil, white pepper). Stir to coat rice grains evenly. If you are using rice cooker to cook, transfer ingredients into your rice cooker pot.
6. Pour in hot water, cover with lid and cook on the stove for about 6 – 8 mins*, or until simmering boil. Off heat and transfer to thermal outer pot to continue cooking for 1 – 2 hours. If you are using rice cooker, simply set the timer as per your rice cooker.
7. Once cooking is done, fluff up the rice and serve warm. You may want to garnish with some cut spring onions or fried shallots.

Equipment

Thermos Shuttle Chef 3L

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Notes

I am using short-grain rice as this is what I usually use at home. You can also use long grain rice. The water amount should be about the same as the amount you use when you cook white rice. Don’t omit the dried shrimps as I find that they do soak up some excess moisture.

If you are using the stainless steel inner pot (thermal pot) to stir fry, use 2 tbsp of cooking oil, as the pork slices tend to stick to the heated pot. If you are using non-stick frying pan to stir fry, you may want to reduce to 1 tbsp of cooking oil.

The time taken to boil in the thermal inner pot will also depend on the heat. Keep an eye on the pot and do not let it boil over.

• Prep Time: 15 Mins
• Cook Time: 1 Hour 10 Mins
• Cuisine: Chinese

Keywords: Cabbage, Mushroom, Rice

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