Takikomi Gohan (JApanese Mixed Rice) 炊き込みご飯

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup julienned carrot

• 1/2 cup gobo (burdock root)

• 1/2 konnyaku

• 1/2 pack shimeji mushroom

• 1/2 canned tuna or salmon (tuna used here)

• 1 cup dashi

• 1/2 tbsp soy sauce

• 1/2 tbsp mirin

• 1 rice cup of short-grained rice

• green onion or shiso leaf (for garnish)

Instructions:

1. Prepare dashi & ingredients - prepare 1 cup of dashi, cut carrot, konnyaku, shimeji mushroom, break canned tuna into pieces, wash rice

2. Soften vegetables & ingredients - boil the carrot, gobo, konnyaku, shimeji mushroom in the dashi broth to soften, and add in tuna

3. Prepare & cook rice - add soy sauce and mirin to rice and mix, then add in dashi + ingredients from previous step on top (do not mix with rice on bottom), add more water if necessary to reach designated line on rice cooker

4. Serve it up - once rice is cooked, fluff it up and mix it up, then add green onion or sliced shiso leaf for garnish

5. Enjoy!