Gomoku Gohan
Gomoku Gohan is a Japanese mixed rice dish featuring a variety of ingredients cooked with rice in a savory dashi broth. This recipe includes chicken, mushrooms, and root vegetables for a balanced and flavorful one-pot meal. It's a comforting and nutritious dish perfect for a weeknight dinner.
An original recipe by Forkin
- Total time
- 1 hr 5 min
- Serves
- 4
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Per serving
- 482 kcal
Allergen information: may contain gluten, soy, and sulphites. Always check ingredient packaging if you have an allergy.
Mise en place
Ingredients
Converted for display; the recipe amounts stay equivalent.
Ingredients
- 2 cupshort grain rice, rinsed
- 200 gchicken thigh, boneless, skinless, cut into 1cm cubes
- 0.5 pcscarrot, peeled, finely diced
- 4 pcsshiitake mushroom, stems removed, thinly sliced
- 60 gbamboo shoot, canned, drained, thinly sliced
- 50 gkonnyaku, rinsed, thinly sliced
seasoning liquid
- 2.5 cupdashi stock
- 3 tbspsoy sauce
- 2 tbspmirin
- 1 tbspsake
- 0.5 tspsalt
- 1 tspsugar
garnish
- 1 pcsgreen onion, thinly sliced(optional)
Equipment
rice paddle · pot · knife · cutting board · rice cooker
The method
Step by step
- 1
Rinse the short grain rice thoroughly under cold water until the water runs clear, then drain well.
About 5 min
- 2
Prepare all the vegetables: finely dice the carrot, thinly slice the shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and konnyaku.
About 10 min
- 3
Cut the chicken thigh into small 1cm cubes.
About 5 min
- 4
In a medium pot or rice cooker pot, combine the dashi stock, soy sauce, mirin, sake, salt, and sugar.
About 2 min
- 5
Add the rinsed rice to the seasoning liquid in the pot and stir gently to combine.
About 1 min
- 6
Arrange the chicken, carrot, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and konnyaku evenly over the rice. Do not stir.
About 2 min
Cook’s note: Layering the ingredients on top helps them cook evenly without getting mushy.
- 7
If using a rice cooker, cook on the 'white rice' setting. If using a pot on the stovetop, bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.
- 8
Once boiling, reduce the heat to low, cover the pot tightly, and simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until all the liquid has been absorbed.
About 20 min
Cook’s note: Avoid lifting the lid during cooking to ensure even steam distribution.
- 9
Remove the pot from the heat and let it rest, covered, for 10 minutes.
About 10 min
Cook’s note: Resting allows the rice to fully absorb the steam and become fluffy.
- 10
Gently fluff the rice and mixed ingredients with a rice paddle or fork, then serve immediately.
- 11
Garnish with sliced green onion if desired.
Per serving
Nutrition
- Calories
- 482.4kcal
- Protein
- 22.2g
- Carbs
- 81.7g
- Fat
- 6.1g
- Fibre
- 2.1g
- Sugar
- 5.5g
Estimated from the recipe’s ingredient quantities. Values can vary with brands and substitutions.
Keep it good
Store any leftover Gomoku Gohan in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Reheat in the microwave until warm, or steam in a pot over low heat with a splash of water.
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