Dried Mushrooms & Chicken Takikomigohan

Name: Dried Mushrooms & Chicken Takikomigohan
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 to 5 Servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cups (*180ml cup) Short Grain Rice; 50 g Dried Assorted Mushrooms; 1 small piece Ginger *grated; 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce for seasoning Mushrooms; 250 g Chicken Thigh Fillet(s); 1/4 teaspoon Salt; 1/4 teaspoon White Pepper; 400 ml Dashi Stock *OR 400ml Water and 1/2 teaspoon Dashi Powder; 1 tablespoons Soy Sauce; 1 tablespoon Mirin; 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil; 1 Spring Onion *finely chopped

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

One of my favourite ‘Takikomigohan’, a Japanese dish of Rice that is cooked with other ingredients and seasonings, is ‘Asian Mushroom Takikomigohan’ and I use a variety of Asian Mushrooms. As fresh Asian Mushrooms can be pricey, I often use Dried Assorted Mushrooms. Today I added Chicken as well and it was delicious. This type of rice dish is my favourite food.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

45 minutes plus soaking time

4 to 5 Servings

2 cups(*180ml cup) Short Grain Rice
50 gDried Assorted Mushrooms
1small piece Ginger *grated
1 tablespoonSoy Sauce for seasoning Mushrooms
250 gChicken Thigh Fillet(s)
1/4 teaspoonSalt
1/4 teaspoonWhite Pepper
400 mlDashi Stock *OR 400ml Water and 1/2 teaspoon Dashi Powder
1 tablespoonsSoy Sauce
1 tablespoonMirin
1 teaspoonSesame Oil
1Spring Onion *finely chopped

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Steps

45 minutes plus soaking time

1

Break Dried Mushrooms into small pieces, so that you won’t need to cut or slice them later. Soak them in warm water until absolutely soft. Darin, and wash them well with clean water, then drain.
2

Slightly press the drained Mushrooms to remove excess water but DO NOT squeeze, add Ginger and Soy Sauce, mix to combine, and set aside.
3

Cut Chicken into small bite-size pieces, season with Salt and White Pepper, and place in the rice cooker’s inner pot.
4

Wash Rice, drain the water, and place over the Chicken pieces. Combine Dashi Stock (OR Water and Dashi Powder), Soy Sauce Mirin and Sesame Oil, and gently pour it over the Rice.
5

Spread the Mushrooms evenly on top, and press ‘COOK’ button to start cooking.
6

When the rice is cooked, let it steamed for 10 minutes, then mix gently. Sprinkle some chopped Spring Onion and serve.