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Establish the rice in a colossal bowl and duvet with 2 inches of water. Let stand in a single day.
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Drain the rice. Line a colossal, huge steamer with a moist kitchen towel. Unfold the rice on the towel in a nice looking layer. Bring 1 droop of water to a boil in the underside of the steamer. Add the rice, duvet and steam over moderate heat for about 40 minutes, except mute and translucent. Fluff the rice.
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In the meantime, get the dried shiitake in a medium bowl and duvet with the boiling water. Let soak except softened, about 20 minutes. Crop off the stems and lower the caps into 1/2-droop items. Rigorously pour the soaking liquid valid into a cup, stopping ahead of you reach the grit at the underside.
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Preheat the oven to 375°. In a colossal, deep skillet, heat 3 tablespoons of the vegetable oil. Add the shallots and cook over moderate heat, stirring, except translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the fresh shiitake, duvet and cook, stirring about a instances, except softened, about 5 minutes. Add the reconstituted shiitake, season with salt and pepper, duvet and cook for 2 minutes. Scrape the mushrooms valid into a medium bowl.
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Add the final 3 tablespoons of oil to the skillet. When the oil is hot, add the scallions and sausage and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, except the sausage is heated by, about 2 minutes. Add the water chestnuts and cooked chestnuts and hotfoot to heat by, about 1 minute; season with salt and pepper. Add the mushrooms, 1 cup of the shiitake soaking liquid, the Shaoxing, soy sauce and sugar and elevate to a boil. Add the steamed rice and hotfoot to embrace the total components. Accelerate in the chopped cilantro and season with salt and pepper.
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Oil a colossal, shallow baking dish. Pack the rice into the dish and duvet with foil. Establish the dish in a colossal roasting pan. Pour ample water onto the pan to be triumphant in midway up the aspect of the dish. Duvet the pan with foil and bake for 1 hour, except the rice is heated by. Garnish with the cilantro sprigs and encourage.
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The recipe also can merely moreover be ready by Step 5, packed into the baking dish and refrigerated in a single day. Bring the rice to room temperature ahead of baking.