Mushroom and Herb Pilaf

This came from a recent issue of Food Ideas magazine (AUS), I think. It takes a little cooking time, but it's simple, smells great straight out of the oven, and tastes hearty.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 20  ml soy sauce
• 1  tablespoon honey
• 250  g mushrooms
• 1⁄2 tablespoon olive oil
• 20  g butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups  stock (of choice)
• 1⁄2  brown onion
• 1  cup rice
• 1⁄4 cup mixed herbs

Directions

1. Mix soy sauce and honey in a large dish and add mushrooms; stir to mix then cover and refrigerate for an hour.
2. Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius.
3. Heat oil and butter in saucepan over medium heat; add finely chopped onion and cook until tender.
4. Add rice, stir well; add mushroom, marinade & stock and stir well.
5. allow to come to boil on medium heat.
6. pour into 4 cup (1L) oven proof dish, and cover with a tight fitting lid.
7. bake for ~1 hr until rice is tender and liquid absorbed.
8. stir through pepper, salt, herbs (leaves roughly chopped); sit for 5 minutes then fluff with a fork.
9. serve hot.