Dinner · 50 min · japanese

Takikomi Gohan

Weeknight-friendly Japanese cooking: Takikomi Gohan comes together in 50 minutes with rice, chicken thigh, and not much else. At 328 calories and 27g protein per serving, it fits easily into a high-protein day. It scales cleanly if you are cooking for more than one.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 2 cups Rice
• 0.5 lb Chicken thigh
• 4 oz Burdock root
• 1 Carrot
• 4 Shiitake
• 1 piece Fried tofu
• 2 cups Dashi
• 3 tbsp Soy sauce
• 2 tbsp Mirin
• 1 tbsp Sake

Steps

1. Rinse the rice and soak 30 minutes; drain. Julienne the burdock (soak in water to keep it from browning), carrot, shiitake, and tofu into matchsticks.
2. Dice the chicken small. Seasoned rice rewards small, even pieces that cook through in the same time as the rice.
3. Combine the rice, dashi, soy, mirin, and sake in a pot. Scatter the chicken and vegetables on top — do not stir, or the bottom burns.
4. Bring to a boil, then cover and cook on low 15 minutes. Rest off the heat 10 minutes without lifting the lid.
5. Fluff gently with a rice paddle, mixing the toppings through. Serve hot. The whole pot tastes like autumn.

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