Rice with Mountain Vegetables (Sansai Takikomi Gohan)
Sansai Takikomi Gohan is considered to be a spring rice dish because it uses mountain vegetables (edible wild plants) and bamboo shoots that are seasonal vegetables of spring. This is a tasty rice dish, and the unique flavour of mountain vegetables is quite addictive.Don't forget to see the section 'MEAL IDEAS' below the recipe card! It gives you a list of dishes that I have already posted and this recipe that can make up a complete meal. I hope it is of help to you.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 360 ml 12.2fl oz short grain rice ((note 1))
- 1 pack pre-boiled sansai mix (drained (note 2))
- 50 g boiled bamboo shoot ((note 3))
- 1 aburaage
- 2 cup boiling water
- 390 ml 13.2fl oz water ((note 4))
- 11/2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1 tsp granular dashi stock ((note 5))
Instructions
- 1
Wash rice until the water runs clear. Soak the rice in water for 30 minutes.
- 2
Cut the bamboo shoot horizontally, 2.5-3cm/1-1⅛" from the tip.
- 3
Halve the tip portion vertically, place the cut side down, then cut each piece vertically into 2mm/3⁄32" thick slices.
- 4
Quarter the bottom part of the bamboo shoot vertically, then cut each quarter into 2mm/3⁄32" thick slices, making fan-shaped pieces.
- 5
Pour boiling water over the aburaage to remove excess oil, then squeeze the water out.
- 6
Halve the aburaage lengthwise, then cut into 3mm/⅛" wide strips.
- 7
Drain rice and put it in a heavy-bottomed saucepan or the inner pot of a rice cooker.
- 8
If using a saucepan: Add 390ml/13.2fl oz water to the pan.
- 9
If using a rice cooker: Add water to the line marked for 2 rice cups, then remove 2½ tablespoons of water from it (note 6).
- 10
Put the Flavouring ingredients into the pot and mix well. Shake the pot gently and level the surface of the rice.
- 11
Spread sansai, bamboo shoots, and aburaage pieces over the rice. Cook the rice in the same way as Cooking Rice The Japanese Way.
- 12
When mixing the rice after it is cooked, try to mix the vegetables in evenly.