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Bring 4 to 4¼ cups water to a boil in large saucepan over medium heat, and stir in rice.
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Cover, reduce heat to low and cook about 20 minutes.
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When cooked, remove from heat, add 2 tablespoons sesame oil and mix thoroughly.
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Keep rice covered until ready to serve.
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Place bellflower in saucepan with water to cover, and cook for 10 minutes over medium heat.
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Discard water, and repeat process.
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Place bellflower in saucepan with lightly salted water to cover, and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes, or until bitterness is gone and bellflower is easy to slice.
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Remove from heat, drain and cut each root into strips.
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Heat 1 tablespoon oil in skillet or large wok, and stir-fry bellflower with ½ teaspoon chopped garlic, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon red pepper powder.
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Add 3 to 4 tablespoons water, and cover.
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Cook about 10 minutes, or until tender, remove from heat and stir in ¼ teaspoon sesame oil.
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Set aside.
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Alternatively, heat 1 tablespoon oil in skillet or large wok, and stir-fry oyster mushrooms with ½ teaspoon chopped garlic, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon red pepper powder.
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Cook about 5 minutes, or until tender, remove from heat and stir in ¼ teaspoon sesame oil.
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Set aside.
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Place fernbracken in saucepan with water to cover, and cook for 10 minutes over medium heat.
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Discard water, and repeat process.
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Remove from heat, drain and cut fernbracken into 2-inch-long pieces.
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Place pieces in bowl, and season with 4 teaspoons soy sauce, 2 teaspoons chopped garlic, ½ tablespoon vegetable oil and ½ teaspoon red pepper powder.
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Alternatively, place summer squash matchsticks in bowl, and season with 4 teaspoons soy sauce, 2 teaspoons chopped garlic, ½ tablespoon cooking oil, and ½ teaspoon red pepper powder.
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Set aside.
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Heat 1 tablespoon oil in skillet or large wok, and stir-fry fernbracken, adding water to cover and cooking 15 minutes, or until tender.
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Remove from heat, drain and mix with 1 tablespoon sesame salt, 1 tablespoon scallion strips and 1 tablespoon sesame oil.
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Set aside.
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Alternatively, heat 1 tablespoon oil in skillet or large wok, and stir-fry summer squash matchsticks 2 to 3 minutes, or until translucent.
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Remove from heat, drain and mix with 1 tablespoon sesame salt, 1 tablespoon scallion strips and 1 tablespoon sesame oil.
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Set aside.
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Stem mushrooms, and slice thinly.
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Place in saucepan with mushroom soaking water.
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Add 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons cooking wine, and cook over medium heat 10 minutes, or until tender.
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Set aside.
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Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in skillet or large wok, and stir-fry carrots, adding ½ teaspoon salt and a few teaspoons water to prevent burning.
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Cook 3 to 4 minutes, remove from heat and set aside.
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Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in skillet or large wok, and stir-fry onion, adding ½ teaspoon salt and a few teaspoons water to prevent burning.
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Cook 3 to 4 minutes, remove from heat and set aside.
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Sprinkle cucumber with ½ tablespoon salt, and let stand.
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When limp, squeeze hard.
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Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in skillet or large wok, and stir-fry cucumber about 1 minute.
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Remove from heat, and set aside.
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Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in skillet or large wok, and stir-fry bean sprouts with ½ teaspoon garlic.
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Add salt and sprinkle of water, cover and cook until bean sprouts are softened, about 3 minutes.
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Season with 1 tablespoon sesame oil and 1 teaspoon red pepper powder.
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Squeeze out water from spinach, and mix with ½ tablespoon sesame oil and ½ tablespoon soy sauce.
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To serve, fill bottom of individual shallow bowl with rice.
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Alternate vegetables and pear side by side on rice like rays of sun, placing 1 teaspoon red pepper paste in center.
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Place egg near red pepper paste.
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Sprinkle slivers of layer on top, and serve.
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Repeat process with remaining ingredients until all used up.
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Wine Suggestions
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This rice dish is really a workingpersons dish.
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Cool down with a bowl of bibimbap and a frosty mug full of Olde Heurichs German-Style Maerzen beer called Foggy Bottom Lager.
