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Garlic-Mushroom Quinoa

Mushroom Garlic Quinoa
Home | Recipes | Side Dishes

Garlic-Mushroom Quinoa

By Jake and Jazz Smollett | Published on June 16, 2019
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Mushroom Garlic Quinoa

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 2 Japanese eggplant, cut into 6-8 pieces
  • 10 garlic cloves
  • ½ red onion, finely diced
  • ½ cup liquid aminos
  • ¼ cup rice vinegar
  • ½ cup sherry or dry white wine
  • 1 inch piece ginger, minced
  • ½ cup bamboo shoots
  • 1 cup cooked quinoa
  • 3 green onions, sliced
  • 2 Fresno chiles, seeded and thinly sliced
  • handful of fresh cilantro, chopped
  • sriracha for serving, optional

Directions
 

  1. Heat the oil over high heat in a large wok or heavy- bottomed skillet. When the oil is almost smoking, add half of the garlic by grating it into the pan and then add in the  red onion and saute until golden.
  2. Add in the eggplant and cook until brown. Pour in half of the liquid aminos, rice vinegar, and wine and cook until reduced by half.
  3. Grate in the ginger and toss in the bamboo shoots then stir to combine and set aside.
  4. Separately, cut the rest of the garlic into thin slices and saute in the remaining sesame oil. Add shiitake mushrooms and saute until golden in color.
  5. Add in the quinoa followed by ¼ cup liquid aminos, 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar, and green onion. Stir to combine and let the liquid absorb into the quinoa.
  6. Turn off the heat, toss in the cilantro and serve the eggplant over top of the quinoa.
  7. Drizzle with a little sriracha or top with the fresno chili if desired

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