Takikomi gohan: Japanese rice cooked in dashi with chicken, mushrooms, carrot and burdock. A seasonal one-pot meal.
About this Japanese recipe
Takikomi gohan is rice cooked with seasonal ingredients and dashi. It changes through the year: bamboo shoots in spring, mushrooms and chestnuts in autumn.
Ingredients you will need
The main ingredients are japanese short-grain rice, dashi, soy sauce, mirin, sake, boneless chicken thigh. Exact quantities are in the recipe card below.
How long it takes
Allow 1 hr 15 min in total: 15 min of preparation, 30 min of cooking and 30 min of resting, chilling or soaking. The recipe serves 4.
Inspired by Yoshihiro Murata
Seasonal eating is central to Kyoto kaiseki, the cuisine Yoshihiro Murata is known for. This home rice dish follows the same idea. Read our profile of Yoshihiro Murata.
This is our own home-kitchen version of a classic dish. It is not Yoshihiro Murata’s recipe and is not endorsed by them. For the chef’s own recipes, see their official books and restaurants.
Takikomi Gohan (Japanese Mixed Rice)
Ingredients
Method
- Rinse the rice until the water runs clear and drain for 30 minutes.
- Mix the dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sake.
- Put the rice in a rice cooker or heavy pan with the seasoned dashi.
- Scatter the chicken, mushrooms, carrot, burdock and tofu on top. Do not stir.
- Cook as usual (in a pan: boil, then lowest heat covered for 15 minutes, rest 10 minutes).
- Gently fold everything together and serve.