Abura-age (Fried Thin Tofu) & Cabbage Takikomigohan

Name: Abura-age (Fried Thin Tofu) & Cabbage Takikomigohan
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 Servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cups (*180ml cup) Japanese Short Grain Rice; 1 teaspoon Dashi Powder *I used Katsuo (Bonito) Dashi; 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce; 1 tablespoon Sake (Rice Wine) *optional; 1 teaspoon grated Ginger; 2 sheets ‘Abura-age’ (Fried Thin Tofu) *cut into small pieces; *Note: You can use 30-40g Tofu Puffs; 250 g Cabbage *juicy and sweet inner parts recommended; 1 pinch Salt; Finely chopped Spring Onion *optional; Toasted Sesame Seeds *optional

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

‘Takikomigohan’, a Japanese dish of Rice that is cooked with other ingredients and seasonings, is my favourite thing to eat. It can be made with very simple ingredients. Today I used ‘Abura-age’ (Fried Thin Tofu), that can be substituted with Tofu Puffs, and a lot of Cabbage. And the Cabbage created the sweetness in the flavour.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

40 minutes

4 Servings

2 cups(*180ml cup) Japanese Short Grain Rice
1 teaspoonDashi Powder *I used Katsuo (Bonito) Dashi
2 tablespoonsSoy Sauce
1 tablespoonSake (Rice Wine) *optional
1 teaspoongrated Ginger
2 sheets‘Abura-age’ (Fried Thin Tofu) *cut into small pieces
*Note: You can use 30-40g Tofu Puffs
250 gCabbage *juicy and sweet inner parts recommended
1 pinchSalt
Finely chopped Spring Onion *optional
Toasted Sesame Seeds *optional

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Steps

40 minutes

1

Wash Rice and place in the rice cooker’s inner pot. Add Water up to the 2-cups marking, add Dashi Powder, Soy Sauce, Sake (Rice Wine) and Ginger, and gently stir.
2

Cut ‘Abura-age’ into 1-2cm pieces, and scatter evenly, but DO NOT stir.
3

Cut Cabbage into 1-2cm pieces, and scatter on top.
4

Press ‘COOK’ button to start cooking. When the rice is cooked, sprinkle with 1 pinch Salt over the Cabbage, and let it steamed for 10 minutes. Then mix gently.
5

Add some finely chopped Spring Onion and Toasted Sesame Seeds, and enjoy.