i should start my post by saying i have never before made mushroom rice. phew! i’m glad that’s out of the way! for this being the first time i think it came out pretty good.  i accidentally let it burn a bit so that was a bummer but other than that pretty good. the irishman really liked the rice.  he even said he won’t tell anyone i burned it a little bit.  ain’t that love?

this was surprisingly easy and tasty.  very simple flavors, which is just what i wanted on a weeknight.  and now, here they are… my recipes for mushroom rice, garlic-butter asparagus and arepitas de maiz (dominican cornmeal fritters)!

INGREDIENTS:
3 cups of white or brown rice
1 can of cream of mushrooms
1 can of sliced mushrooms
1 pack of asparagus
3 tablespoons of butter
3 cloves of garlic
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
1 cup of cornmeal
2 tablespoons of anise seeds
2 tablespoons of sugar
1/4 cup of milk
1/2 onion
1 egg
salt & pepper

PREPARATION:
chop up the onion.

peel and clean the garlic.  chop up only one.  open your cans and get ready to cook.

heat up the vegetable oil and cook the onions. 

once the onions wilt some add the garlic

drain and add the mushrooms

add the rice

add the cream of mushroom

mix everything well and cover with water.  cook uncovered until the water evaporates and then lower the heat and cover. 
 

for the asparagus:
first clean the asparagus.  cut the ends where they naturally bend.

in a skillet, heat up a tablespoon of butter and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. 

add the garlic and cook until they brown a little on the outside.

sautee the asparagus until bright green

for the arepitas
mix the cornmeal, sugar, salt and anise seeds

(sorry about the blurry picture)

melt the butter and add into the dry ingredients with the egg and milk.  give a taste.

heat up vegetable oil and using a spoon to create the fritters, fry them until golden brown.

once they are golden brown transfer them to a paper napkin to get rid of any excess oil

once everything is ready serve and enjoy!

here are more pictures:

Hope you try it, thanks for stopping by!