Rice Cooked with Peas

Ingredients:

3 cups short-grained rice

To cook rice: 3 1/2 cups water, 2 T. sake (rice wine) or dry white wine, 1 1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/2 cups green peas, fresh or frozen

For green peas: 1 tsp. salt

1. Soak rice in water for 30 minutes or longer in the pot in which it will be cooked.

2. Five minutes before cooking, sprinkle green peas with salt.

3. Leaving the rice in its soaking water, mix in sake and salt. Spread green peas over the rice. Cover and bring to boil over high heat. When it simmers, reduce heat to low and boil 15 minutes. Turn off heat and steam 15 minutes. Using spatula, mix rice with folding motion from the bottom up to make it fluffy. Insert dry dish towel under lid to absorb excess moisture. OR cook in rice cooker.