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:
Prepare dashi & ingredients - prepare 1 cup of dashi, cut carrot, konnyaku, shimeji mushroom, break canned tuna into pieces, wash rice
Soften vegetables & ingredients - boil the carrot, gobo, konnyaku, shimeji mushroom in the dashi broth to soften, and add in tuna
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
Serve it up - once rice is cooked, fluff it up and mix it up, then add green onion or sliced shiso leaf for garnish
Enjoy!