“Cook me, freeze me, reheat me and I will be as delicious as if you had just cooked me. I never, ever get soggy!”
Serves Approximately: 4
Prep Time: Approximately 15 mins
Cooking Time: Approximately 10 mins
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 medium red onion thinly sliced
- 5 large garlic cloves finely minced (or use a garlic press)
- 2 tablespoon finely grated ginger (divided)
- 1 cup matchstick carrots (pre-cut in your grocer’s produce section)
- Assortment of sweet bell peppers finely sliced (red, yellow and orange. Use 1/2 of each pepper)
- 1 cup finely chopped assorted mushrooms (oyster, shitake, Portobello etc.)
- Pinch of sea salt
- Pinch crushed red peppers (optional)
- ½ tablespoon brown sugar (optional)
- ½ tablespoon rice wine vinegar (optional)
- 3 cups cooked Wondergrain sorghum, (Whole Grain or pearled)
- 4 tablespoons Braggs Amino or soy sauce
- 1 ½ cups thinly sliced cabbage (purple and green – May use the pre-cut cabbage for coleslaw found in the produce section)
- 1 cup snow peas
- 1 cup green onion sliced (approximately 6 stalks)
Directions:
- Heat a large non-stick skillet over med-high heat. Add sesame oil to pan; swirl in pan to coat.
- Add red onion, garlic and 1 tablespoon of ginger. Stir for 2 minutes.
- Add carrots, bell peppers, mushrooms, salt, crushed red pepper, sugar, rice wine vinegar and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add cooked Wondergrain sorghum, Braggs Amino or soy sauce, cabbage, snow peas, green onion, ginger and stir for approximately 2 to 3 minutes.
- Toss well and serve.
TIPS:
- Do not overcook your vegetables. You want them cook, but with a light crisp.
- Add one more tablespoon of ginger for an extra “kick”.
- Do not overcook your vegetables. You want them cooked but not soggy.
- Add your favorite protein: Chicken, fish, beef, shrimp etc.
- Garnish with toasted sesame seeds.
- Reheat previously frozen or refrigerated cooked Wondergrain in the microwave or on the stovetop to loosen up the grain. Fluff up with a fork. Grain will not be soggy.
Rice & Pressure Cooker Instructions
Rice Cooker capacity: 6-cup
Grain & Water Proportions: 1 cup of Whole Grain & 2¾ cups liquid
Cooking Time: Approximately 1 hour to 1hour and 15 minutes
Rice Cooker capacity: 15-cup
Grain & Water Proportions: 1 cup of Whole grain & 3 to 3½ cups liquid
Cooking Time: Approximately 1 hour to 1hour and 15 minutes
Rice Cooker capacity: 6-cup
Grain & Water Proportions: 1 cup of Pearled & 2 cups of liquid
Cooking Time: Approximately 45 minutes
Rice Cooker capacity: 15-cup
Grain & Water Proportions: 1 cup of Pearled & 2½ cups of liquid
Cooking Time: Approximately 45 minutes
Pressure Cooker: Power Pressure Cooker Pro XL (6 Quart Capacity)
Grain and Water Proportions: 1 cup of Whole grain & 1¾ cups liquid
1 cup of Pearled & 1 cup of liquid.
Cooking Time: Whole Grain approximately 35 minutes
Pearled Grain approximately 18 minutes
Note: Each rice cooker varies in capacity and in heating elements therefore, the instructions above are just guidelines noted based on several cooking experiments.