1 1/2 cups chicken, vegetable or mushroom stock, or water
1 cup white or basmati rice
4 tablespoons truffle butter
1 pound maitake or hen-of-the-woods mushrooms or mixed mushrooms, trimmed; maitake pulled into bite-sized pieces and mushroom blend thinly sliced or separated
1 leek, trimmed and chopped
Salt and ground Sichuan (hot) or white pepper (milder), to taste
1/2 cup Shaoxing or sherry
1 cup fresh shelled peas or defrosted frozen
A few small radishes, cut into matchsticks
2 tablespoons chopped chives, optional
1 tablespoon safflower, grapeseed or peanut oil for peppers and about 1/4 cup for sauce
1 pint box or 2 handfuls bulk shishito peppers (20 to 24)
Flaky salt
1 cup shiso leaves, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup (a handful) stemmed mint leaves
3 anchovy fillets
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 shallot, coarsely chopped, or a couple of scallions, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons black garlic soy, shoyu or tamari
2 tablespoons Worcestershire
2 tablespoons yuzu or juice of 1 lime
Salt and ground Sichuan or coarse black pepper, to taste
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