Takikomi Gohan Mixed Rice

Ease:: Simple
Serves:: 1
Total time:: 35 minutes

This takikomi gohan recipe takes leftover vegetables and combines them with Japanese rice and dashi stock for a hearty and healthy rice dish.

Ingredients

450g japanese short grain rice

150g takenoko bamboo shoots

150g renkon lotus root

100g gobo burdock

4 shiitake mushrooms

1 carrot

1 sachet dashi stock powder

600ml water

2 tbsp soy sauce

2 tbsp sake

2 tbsp mirin

Method

Rinse the rice: Start by rinsing the rice in running water until the water runs clear. Drain and set aside.

Peel and slice the burdock root into thin slices.: Soak the burdock root in water for 5 minutes along with the shiitake mushrooms. Remove and discard the stems from the shiitake mushrooms and slice the remaining part of the mushrooms, takenoko bamboo shoots, renkon lotus root, and carrots into small pieces.

Add the sachet of dashi stock powder to 600ml water: Stir and bring to the boil. Add the shiitake mushrooms, burdock root, bamboo shoots, lotus root, and carrots and cook for 5 mins. Drain the vegetables and reserve the stock.

Add the ingredients to the rice cooker: Add the rice to your rice cooker or pan, then place the vegetables on top of the rice. Mix the dashi stock you drained and add some more water to make a total of 600ml.

Pour the stock over the rice: Set the timer on your rice cooker to cook normally or follow our recipe for cooking Japanese rice if cooking in a saucepan. Once the rice is cooked, mix the vegetables and rice together well and serve.