Vegetable Risotto with Water Sauteed Cabbage

Seasonal Vegetable Risotto with Water Sauteed Cabbage

Ingredients

(serves 4)

Chopped Vegs of your choice - I used:

1 Red Onion

3 Organic Carrots (on offer at co-op for £1 per bag atm)

4 Stringless beans (from reduced section at co-op)

Three rather large mushrooms

Finely sliced cabbage

1 big cup of Brown Rice

Garnish or Salad- I used watercress, cucumber, sweet red pepper

Pickle - I used 2 large olives pp

Seasoning - I used 3 desert spoons of soya sauce for the risotto

                               Sprinkle of umeboshi sauce for the salad

                               Natural sea salt for the cabbage

Method 

Simple Organic Brown Rice

1) Cook the Rice - rinse and add 2 cups of water to one cup of rice, bring to boil, cover, simmer for 45 mins

Right away or later in the day

2) Chop the Vegs - Larger need longer to cook, smaller need less time - how hungry are you?

Prepared Vegetables

 3) Add a little oil to a heavy pan and saute the onions till floppy - about 3 or 4 mins, stirring frequently.

4) Add the carrots and 2 desert spoons of water, cover, lower flame and allow them to steam for about 10 mins

5) Stir then add the beans, mushrooms and a layer of rice - about 50% rice and 50% vegs.

6) Add 3 desertspoons of soya sauce and about one quarter cup of water, cover and simmer on the lowest heat for about 15 mins.  More water and time may be added.

7) Remove from heat and keep covered whilst you stir 'fry' the cabbage using water and a pinch of seasalt instead of oil

Garnish and serve.

Easy Quick Mushroom Risotto

Great for lunch or as part of a larger meal

Mushrooms 3 large or 6 small per person

Garlic one clove per person

Virgin Olive Oil - one teaspoon per person or as required

Naturally brewed Soy Sauce

Cooked 'left over' soft short grain organic brown rice one cup per person

Pine nuts 2 desert spoons per person (optional)

Preparation

Wash and slice the mushrooms. 

Peel the garlic and crush, mince or get your garlic press ready to hand

In a heavy pan, frying pan or skillet gently warm the oil. Its hot enough, if a sliver of mushroom sizzles slightly when dropped in.

Sautee the garlic for one minute, stirring constantly

Turn heat up to medium and add the mushrooms  stirring until they start to soften
Add 1 desert spoon of pine nuts and stir one minute (optional)

Cover with rice and add about one eighth to one quarter of a cup of water or organic soya milk (unsweetened) mixed with  one teaspoon of soy sauce per person

Cover with lid or plate, turn heat to low and allow to steam for 15 mins.

Slice the mushrooms

Check at 5 minute intervals and add more liquid if needed.
Meanwhile prepare and cook the cabbage (below)

Mix and serve natural sauerkraut sprinkled with finely chopped spring onions

Delicious with gomasio and quick water sauteed green cabbage.

Quick Water Sauteed green Cabbage

Slice required amount of cabbage thinly 

Heat heavy pan and add two desert spoons of water

Add cabbage and stir on medium high heat

Continue till green part is tender but still green