Japan

Takikomi Gohan

Name: Takikomi Gohan
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 360 g (2 go) Japanese rice; 400 ml Dashi; 200 g Chicken thighs; some of each Carrot & shiitake; 1 Aburaage (fried tofu); 2 tbsp each Soy sauce, mirin, sake

Japanese rice cooked in dashi

Takikomi gohan is seasoned rice cooked together with its ingredients directly in dashi and soy sauce, rather than mixed in afterwards.

Chicken, carrot, shiitake and fried tofu give their flavour fully to the rice - an autumnal comfort dish of Japanese families.

Servings4

Time50 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Japanese rice360 g (2 go)
Dashi400 ml
Chicken thighs200 g
Carrot & shiitakesome of each
Aburaage (fried tofu)1
Soy sauce, mirin, sake2 tbsp each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Wash the rice and drain briefly.
Cut chicken, carrot, shiitake and aburaage small.
Put rice with dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sake in the pot.
Spread the ingredients on top and cook everything together.
Gently fluff before serving.

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Dashi and mirin for takikomi gohan are in the Asia Boutique.

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