Spiced Rice, Korean Style - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. salad oil
2 c. long grain rice
1/4 lb. ground chuck (optional)
1/4 lb. sliced mushrooms
1/3 c. diced onion or onion flakes
1/3 c. water
3 soy sauce or tamari sauce
3 toasted sesame seed*
2 tsp. salt
2 1/2 c. beef broth or 2 beef bouillon cubes in 2 1/2 c. water

Preparation

Heat 2 oil in saucepan large enough for cooking rice.
Add rice; stir and cook for 5 minutes, or until rice is dry and begins to stick to the pan.
Add beef and remaining oil; cook with rice until beef is no longer pink.
Soften onion in water; add, along with mushrooms.
Saute until onion is limp and transparent.
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Cover; bring to boiling point over high heat.
Reduce heat to slow; cook for 20 minutes, or until rice is tender.