Shio kombu "Takikomi Gohan"(Japanese seasoned rice)

Takikomi gohan (Japanese seasoned rice) is a flavorful popular home cooking recipe. If you love Japanese rice, you might want to try this recipe!

It's a Japanese traditional rice dish, and how to make it is super simple. Ingredients and seasoning are up to personal preferences. I like to cook with plenty of vegetables and season with shio kombu (see details below), soy sauce, and sake.

I use a Staub pot in this recipe. You don't need a rice cooker to cook rice. You can use a pot you have and make a tasty Japanese takikomi gohan!

This recipe is for you if:
• You love Japanese rice.
• You are looking for a simple takikomi gohan (Japanese seasoned rice) resipce.
• You want to know how to cook rice on the stove.

Let me show you how to make this tasty rice so let's get started!

About this recipe

• Japanese seasoned rice
• Cook rice on the stove (use Staub pot 18cm)
• Cooking time：55 minutes (include 30 minutes soaking time)
• Vegan recipe

How to Cook Japanese Rice on the stove

Before talking about the recipe, let me give you a quick guide about cooking rice on the stove.

The steps

Of course, cooking rice in a rice cooker is easy, but cooking in a pot is also easy. You follow the simple steps below.

1. Soak in water: Rinse rice and soak in the water for more than 30 minutes.
2. Bring to a boil and simmer: Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook over low heat for 10 minutes with the lid on.
3. Steam: Leave and steam the rice for another 10 minutes.

I prepare step 1 the previous night then cook the next morning. Once put the lid on, set a timer, and you can do other stuff. 　

Staub pot

I like to cook rice in a pot because it is much easier to wash and clean. Also, a rice cooker takes up some space, and my kitchen's space is limited!

I use this Staub pot for cooking rice. It's a little pricy but it worth it as you can use it for various cooking methods.

My Staub pot is 18cm which can cook 2 cups of rice. That's enough for a family of 2 or 3.
If you have a family of 4, I recommend Staub pot 20cm.

📋 Ingredients

Here are the ingredients (amounts are in the recipe card below).

• Rice: Japanese short-grain
• Vegetables: Carrot, daikon, shimeji mushrooms
• Seasoning: Sake, soy sauce, shio kombu

You can choose any vegetables you like but root vegetables and mushrooms are my favorite.

What is Shiokombu?

Shiokombu means shio (salt) kombu (seaweed) in Japanese, which is salty, sweet, and flavorful shredded kombu. And we use it as seasoning.

Here is some recipes with shio kombu:

• Quick pickled cucumber
• Daikon skin stir fry
• Simple onigiri(rice ball) without nori sheet

It's great mixing with raw vegetables and making a salad, seasoning for stir fry, and mixing in cooked rice.

🔪Instructions

Let's go over how to make it. You can watch this video also.

1. Soak rice in water: Put rice in a pot, rinse the rice and let it soak in water for more than 30 minutes.
2. Cut vegetables: Cut carrot and daikon into small pieces, remove the bottom of shimeji, and take apart.
3. Bring to a boil: Drain, add 360ml of water and bring to a boil over medium heat.
4. Add seasoning: Add sake, soy sauce, and shio kombu, and stir.
5. Simmer: Place the vegetables on top, put the lid on, then cook over low heat for 12 minutes.
6. Steam: Turn off the heat and leave it for another 10 minutes with the lid on.
7. Stir: Open the lid and gently stir from the bottom (do not mash rice grains).

It smells so good with shio kombu and soy sauce. Top with kizami nori (nori flakes) if you like, and enjoy the real Japanese rice!

Storage

If you can't eat it all, make onigiri, wrap it up, and keep it in the freezer. It will last for up to 1 month.

It's great for children's snack or light meal.

Thanks for Stopping By

It's flavorful, tasty, and easy to make Japanese seasoned rice. I hope you will enjoy it!

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Chef JA Cooks is a Japanese food blog which share simple and healthy Japanese home cooking recipes include vegan and vegetarian. From traditional Japanese recipes to modern recipes with step by step instructions.

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