Dried Mushrooms Takikomi Gohan

Name: Dried Mushrooms Takikomi Gohan
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cups (*180ml cup) Short Grain Rice; 50 g Dried Mushrooms; 1 small piece Ginger *sliced to fine strips; 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce *for seasoning Mushrooms; 1 tablespoon Mirin *for seasoning Mushrooms; 400 ml Dashi Stock *OR 400ml Water and 1/2 teaspoon Dashi Powder; 1 tablespoons Soy Sauce; 1/4 teaspoon Salt; 1 Spring Onion *finely chopped; 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil; Toasted Sesame Seeds

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

One of my favourite ‘Takikomi Gohan’ is ‘Asian Mushroom Takikomi Gohan’ and I sometimes crave the dish. On the other day I really wanted to cook it but had no fresh Asian Mushrooms. Fortunately I had a pack of Assorted Dried Mushroom Mix. I cooked the Takikomi Gohan using them and the result was great! The texture of the Mushrooms was crunchy and the flavour of the rice was fantastic!

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

45 minutes plus soaking time

4 servings

2 cups(*180ml cup) Short Grain Rice
50 gDried Mushrooms
1small piece Ginger *sliced to fine strips
1 tablespoonSoy Sauce *for seasoning Mushrooms
1 tablespoonMirin *for seasoning Mushrooms
400 mlDashi Stock *OR 400ml Water and 1/2 teaspoon Dashi Powder
1 tablespoonsSoy Sauce
1/4 teaspoonSalt
1Spring Onion *finely chopped
1 teaspoonSesame Oil
Toasted Sesame Seeds

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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. *Do not squeeze!
2

Slice Ginger into fine strips. Combine the drained Mushrooms and Ginger in a bowl, add Soy Sauce and Mirin, mix well, and set aside.
3

Wash Rice by stirring it thoroughly in water with your hand and drain the water. Repeat this three or four times until water flows through clear.
4

Drain the rice and place into the cooker’s inner pot. Add Dashi Stock (OR Water and Dashi Powder) up to the 2-cups-marking. Add Soy Sauce, Salt and Sesame Oil, and gently stir.
5

Spread the Mushroom mixture over the rice and liquid evenly. 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 Toasted Sesame Seeds on top and serve.