MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Peppers And Crab Mixed Rice Categories: Japanese Yield: 1 Batch 1 1/2 c Uncooked rice 2 ts Chicken stock 1 3/4 c Water 1/2 c Red pepper 1/3 c Green pepper 5 Mushrooms; up to 6 1/2 c Cooked white crabmeat 1 3/4 tb Butter 1 Bay leaf Salt and pepper If using Japanese rice, wash, drain and leave to stand for 30 minutes before cooking. Dissolve the chicken stock powder with a little hot water then add the remaining water. Cut the peppers open and discard the seeds. Cut the red pepper into tiny square pieces (1/4") and chop the green pepper into 1/2" square pieces. Slice the mushrooms thinly and loosen the crabmeat flakes, ensuring that there are no pieces of shell remaining. Cut the butter into small pieces. Cook the rice in the chicken stock, adding the bay leaf for extra flavor. Once the rice is cooked, stir in the butter, season with salt, and pepper and roughly mix. Then add the peppers, mushrooms, and crabmeat, mix again and serve. Recipe by Harumi's Japanese Home Cooking by Harumi Kurihara, 2006 MMMMM