Carrot & Chikuwa Takikomi Gohan

Name: Carrot & Chikuwa Takikomi Gohan
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 Servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cups (*180ml cup) Japanese Short Grain Rice; 1 small Carrot; 100 g Chikuwa (Japanese Tube-shape Fish Cakes); 400 ml Dashi Stock *OR Water and 1 teaspoon Dashi Powder; *Note: Today I used Katsuo (Bonito) Dashi Powder; 1/2 teaspoon Salt; 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce; 1 tablespoon Sake (Rice Wine); 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil; Finely chopped Spring Onion; Toasted Sesame Seeds

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

‘Chikuwa’ is a Japanese tubular-shape fish cake. The other day I wanted to cook my favourite ‘Abura-age & Carrot Takikomi Gohan’, which I crave sometimes, but I didn’t have Abura-age (Fried Thin Tofu). I added Chikuwa instead, and it turned out really yummy. I added some Sesame Oil and I believe it was a good decision.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

40 minutes

4 Servings

2 cups(*180ml cup) Japanese Short Grain Rice
1small Carrot
100 gChikuwa (Japanese Tube-shape Fish Cakes)
400 mlDashi Stock *OR Water and 1 teaspoon Dashi Powder
*Note: Today I used Katsuo (Bonito) Dashi Powder
1/2 teaspoonSalt
1 tablespoonSoy Sauce
1 tablespoonSake (Rice Wine)
1 teaspoonSesame Oil
Finely chopped Spring Onion
Toasted Sesame Seeds

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Steps

40 minutes

1

Cut Carrot and Chikuwa into small pieces. Today I cut Carrot into thick strips and cut Chikuwa diagonally.
2

Wash Rice by stirring it thoroughly in water with your hand and drain the water. Repeat this a few more times until water flows through clear.
3

Place it into the rice cooker’s inner pot and add Dashi Stock, Salt, Soy Sauce and Sake (Rice Wine), and gently stir. Add Oil. *Note: Add extra Water, if necessary, to make up to the 2-cups-marking.
4

Scatter Carrot and Chikuwa pieces over the rice evenly, but DO NOT stir. Press ‘COOK’ button to start cooking. When the rice is cooked, let it steamed for 10 minutes. Then mix gently.
5

Sprinkle with some finely chopped Spring Onion and Toasted Sesame Seeds on top and enjoy.