Beef and Celery Mixed With Rice Recipe

A refreshing blend of celery and beef with rice.

Cooking time

20min

Calories

375kcal

Sodium

400mg

Nutrition facts are for one serving.
Time to cook the rice is not included in the cooking time.

Directions

Wash the rice and steam cook.
Cut the beef into 1 cm (1/2 in) widths.
Cut the celery stem into 5 mm (0.2 in) widths. Finely chop the leaves.
Break apart the shimeji mushrooms.
Heat some cooking oil in pan and fry (2). Once half of the color has changed, add in the celery stem pieces and (4) and stir fry all together.
Pour in (A) and continue to stir until it has disappeared.
Add (6), the sesame seeds and the chopped celery leaves to the rice and mix evenly before serving.

Cooking Basics

White rice - how to cook

Ingredients (servings: 4)

rice: 360 g (12.7 oz.)

water: 480 ml (13.5 ~ 16.2 fl. oz.)

※Cooking time: 40 minutes

Directions

1Place a smaller sized colander into a bowl and add in the rice.

2 Pour in some water and lightly mix and moisten the rice with your hands, then drain the rice and throw away the water.

3Make a claw with your hand and use this to stir the rice in a circular motion about 20 times.

4Pour in water, rinse and then throw away the starchy water.

5Repeat steps (4) several times until the water becomes less starchy and almost clear.

6Place the washed rice into a pot, add in the specified amount of water and then set aside for 30 minutes.

7Place the pot over medium heat uncovered. Once fully boiling, cover with a lid and cook for 15 minutes over very low heat.

8Turn off the heat and leave to steam for 15 minutes. Once cooked, lightly toss the rice with a rice paddle or wooden spoon.

Shimeji mushrooms - cutting off the hard base

Many of the shimeji mushrooms available in stores have been cultivated in mushroom beds, causing the roots to be tighly squeezed together. To some the chaff is attached, so be sure to cut away this hard base before using.