Ginger Chicken Rice
- 540 ml White rice
- 2 tbsp Sake
- 8 cm Kombu for dashi stock
- 1 piece Ginger
- 1 thigh Chicken thigh
- 3 tbsp Sake
- 3 tbsp Mirin
- 3 tbsp Usukuchi soy sauce
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 Shiso or minced nori
- Finely julienne the ginger along the grain.
- Cut the chicken into 1 cm cubes.
- Wash the rice, then add to the rice cooker along with sake, kombu for dashi, and ginger.
- Add water up to the 3 cup level (see note) and cook.
- Cook the chicken in a non-stick pan.
- Add the ingredients and bring to a boil.
- Cover with a lid and simmer on low heat for 5-6 minutes.
- When the broth has reduced down to about a cup worth, stop the heat and cool.
- Remove the kombu from the rice, add the chicken together with the stock and steam for 5 minutes.
- Serve with minced shiso or nori if you prefer.
- This is seasoned with usukuchi soy sauce flavor, but if you like, you can use regular soy sauce as well.
- Note: You'll use a regular amount of water, but since there's kombu, the rice will be a bit firm than usual.
- Adjust to your liking.
sake, stock, ginger, thigh, sake, mirin, soy sauce, sugar, nori
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/145891-ginger-chicken-rice (may not work)