Kuri Gohan 栗ご飯
Cook chestnuts easily in a Japanese way to make Kuri gohan(Chestnuts Rice)!
- Prep time
- 1 hr
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 500 g chestnuts
- 1 3/4 cups short grain rice
- 1/4 cup glutinous wheat (or sweet rice)
- 2 cups water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sake
- 1 tsp black sesame seeds
Instructions
- 1
Prepare chestnuts by using kitchen scissors to remove the outer hard skin. Leave the astringent skin intact.
- 2
Place them in a saucepan or pot and pour enough water to cover the chestnuts.
- 3
Start to heat the pot over high heat to bring it to boil.
- 4
Once it has boiled, turn the heat down to low / medium and simmer to cook the chestnuts for about 20 minutes.
- 5
Drain the hot water and add cold water so that you can handle the chestnuts but the chestnuts will not get dry.
- 6
Carefully remove the astringent skin with hands and set aside all.
- 7
Wash the rice and glutinous wheat until the washing water becomes clearer (about 3-4 times). Drain the water completely.
- 8
Place the washed rice and the glutinous wheat into a rice cooker.
- 9
Pour 2 cups of water and add salt and sake.
- 10
Place the chestnuts over the rice.
- 11
Close the rice cooker lid and set the rice cooker, following the rice cooker instructions.
- 12
When it is cooked, stir gently. Try not to break the chestnuts shape.
- 13
Serve in a rice bowl and sprinkle black sesame seeds.