Japanese Mixed Rice with Chicken
This is a delicious Japanese mixed rice dish has so many flavors and textures in it. This is a complete meal in itself, however, you can serve it as a side dish if desired with your favorite dinner.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups short grain rice
1 boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bitesize cubes
4 shitake mushrooms, stems removed, thinly sliced
10-12 slices lotus root
1 deep fried tofu pouch (aburaage), thinly sliced
1/3 pkg konnyakua (konjac, yam cake), thinly sliced
1 cup frozen mixed vegetables
1/4 cup thinly shaved gobo (burdock root)
1 3/4 cups chicken stock or Japanese soup (Dashi)
1 1/2 tbsp mirin
1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
Instructions
1
Wash the rice 3-4 times or until the water is clear.
2
Add the washed rice into your rice cooker along with the stock, mirin and soy sauce.
3
Place the chicken on top of the rice so it fully cooks through and layer the other ingredients on top. Do not mix the ingredients together until fully cooked.
4
Cook the rice according to your rice cooker. You can make this is a sauce as well.
5
Once the rice is cooked, gently fold everything together to combine.
6
Serve with freshly chopped green onions on top, serve and enjoy!
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