Shanghainese Vegetable Rice 上海菜飯
Best thing to eat with any Shanghainese dish! 2
Ingredients
- 2-4 strips bacon
- 1 lb green bok choy
- 6 shiitake mushroom
- ½ cup water or chicken stock
- 2-3 cups cooked rice
Instructions
- After cleaning the green bok choy, cut of the ends of the stem, and dice the green bok choy.
- Add a tbsp of salt to the bok choy, mix well. Set aside.
- Dice the bacon and fry on low heat.
- Once the bacon is lightly crisp, squeeze the liquid from the bok choy and add it to the bacon. Save the liquid for later use.
- Add the mushroom to the bacon and bok choy and stir fry. Let it cook until all of the bok choy is wilted and mushroom is soft.
- Add 1 tbsp of shaoxing cooking wine, the bok choy liquid, and 1/2 cup of water or chicken stock.
- Cook on low heat until most of the liquid as evaporated, add the rice and mix well. If it's very watery, you can cook for longer to let the rice absorb the liquid.
- Serve with your favorite Shanghainese dish.