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Takikomi Gohan (Japanese Mixed Rice)

Takikomi gohan: Japanese rice cooked in dashi with chicken, mushrooms, carrot and burdock. A seasonal one-pot meal.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese
Calories: 380
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 300 g Japanese short-grain rice
  • 330 ml dashi
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp mirin
  • 1 tbsp sake
  • 120 g boneless chicken thigh diced
  • 4 shiitake mushrooms sliced
  • 1 small carrot cut into matchsticks
  • 1/2 burdock root shaved (optional)
  • 1 fried tofu pouch (aburaage) sliced

Method
 

  1. Rinse the rice until the water runs clear and drain for 30 minutes.
  2. Mix the dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sake.
  3. Put the rice in a rice cooker or heavy pan with the seasoned dashi.
  4. Scatter the chicken, mushrooms, carrot, burdock and tofu on top. Do not stir.
  5. Cook as usual (in a pan: boil, then lowest heat covered for 15 minutes, rest 10 minutes).
  6. Gently fold everything together and serve.

Notes

Do not stir the toppings into the rice before cooking, or the rice will cook unevenly.