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Ginger Rice

Name: Ginger Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1½ cups uncooked Japanese short-grain white rice (2 rice cooker cups, 360 ml) 2 360 ml; 1 piece aburaage (deep-fried tofu pouch) (0.7 oz, 20 g; or substitute crispy fried tofu cubes from an Asian grocery store, blanched to remove excess oil) 0.7 20; 2 inches ginger (preferably young ginger so it‘s less spicy; 1 oz or 30 g) 1 30; 1⅓ cups water; 1 Tbsp soy sauce; 1 Tbsp sake; 1 Tbsp mirin; ¼ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt

4 servings

porties

10 minutes

actieve tijd

50 minutes

totale tijd

Begin met koken

Ingrediënten

1½ cups uncooked Japanese short-grain white rice (2 rice cooker cups, 360 ml) 2 360 ml

1 piece aburaage (deep-fried tofu pouch) (0.7 oz, 20 g; or substitute crispy fried tofu cubes from an Asian grocery store, blanched to remove excess oil) 0.7 20

2 inches ginger (preferably young ginger so it‘s less spicy; 1 oz or 30 g) 1 30

1⅓ cups water

1 Tbsp soy sauce

1 Tbsp sake

1 Tbsp mirin

¼ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt

Instructies

Gather all the ingredients.

Rinse 1½ cups uncooked Japanese short-grain white rice and drain well. For detailed instructions on rinsing and cooking Japanese rice, read my How to Make Rice post.

Boil some water in a small saucepan and pour the boiling water onto 1 piece aburaage (deep-fried tofu pouch) set in a strainer in the sink. This step will rinse off the manufacturer’s oil and improve the flavor.

Cut the aburaage in half lengthwise, then slice crosswise into thin strips.

Peel 2 inches ginger and cut it into julienned pieces.

In a 2-cup measuring cup, mix all the ingredients for the seasonings: 1 Tbsp soy sauce, 1 Tbsp sake, 1 Tbsp mirin, and ¼ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt. Then, add 1⅓ cups water to the seasonings so that the liquid totals 1½ cups or 360 ml (equal volume as the rice).

To Soak and Cook the Rice

Place the well-drained rice into the rice cooker. No rice cooker? You can also make rice in a pot over the stove, Instant Pot, or donabe. Pour the measured liquid into the rice cooker and mix well. Then, scatter the ginger and aburaage on top of the rice. Do not mix. The rice will not cook evenly if mixed with other ingredients.

Soak the rice for 20–30 minutes. Then, start cooking. Select the Mixed Rice option if you have it (see Notes below). When the rice cooker turns off, let the rice steam for another 10 minutes before opening the lid. Fluff the rice with a rice paddle and serve.

To Store

You can keep the leftovers in an airtight container and store it n the freezer for up to a month.

Voedingswaarde

Portiegrootte

Calorieën

313 kcal

Totale vet

1 g

Verzadigd vet

1 g

Onverzadigd vet

2 g

Transvet

Cholesterol

Natrium

313 mg

Totale koolhydraten

66 g

Voedingsvezels

3 g

Totale suikers

2 g

Eiwit

7 g