Easy Chinesey Savoury Brown Rice

Serves: 1 hungry guy or 2 normal people for a lunch
Approx time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 200ml brown rice
• 1 small white onion (diced)
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 400ml vegetable stock
• 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Oyster sauce
• 1/2 tsp 5 spice (optional)
• 1 tsp fresh chopped ginger (I use a cheese grater)
• 1 tsp lemon zest (again – use the cheese grater)
• 1/2 tsp chilli flakes (optional)
• Handful of peas

Method

1. Heat the sesame oil in a small pan and fry the onion until soft
2. Add the ginger and cook for a further 2 mins
3. Stir in light & dark soy sauce, onion sauce, 5 spice, chilli flakes and lemon zest. Warm to make a sauce (about 2 minutes)
4. Add the brown rice and cook in the sauce (stirring) for about 5 minutes
5. Pour the stock in, stir, cover and simmer for around 20 or 25 minutes until most of the liquid is absorbed.
6. Add the peas for the last 5 minutes of cooking.

If all the liquid absorbs before the rice is cooked, just turn off the heat, cover and let it steam itself until the rice is done.