Autumn Chestnut Rice Recipe

• 2 medium-sized Shiitake Mushrooms, dried
• 2 cups rinsed short- or medium-grain Rice, preferably Shinmai
• 2-1/3 cups Water (use 3 tbsp less water if using Shinmai)
• 1 (7-oz.) jar Chestnuts (in heavy syrup), drained
• 1 small Sweet Potato, peeled and diced
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 tbsp Light Soy Sauce (Usukuchi Shoyu)
• 2 tbsp Mirin
• 1 tbsp toasted Sesame seeds
• Radish Sprouts (Kaiwari Daikon) (optional)

• Soak mushrooms in a bowl of warm water for about 30 minutes and dry them off before cutting of their stems, later have it diced.
• In a saucepan combine rinsed rice and water and soak it for about 15 minutes.
• Rinse the chestnuts, sweet potatoes, salt, soy sauce and Mirin to the pan with rice. Bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat and cover the saucepan with lid.
• Remove it from heat and have it covered and undisturbed. Break the rice mixture and serve it