Classic Rice with Hijiki Sea Vegetable

Name: Classic Rice with Hijiki Sea Vegetable (Hijiki Gohan)
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1½ cups (2 rice-cooker cups) short-grain brown rice; 3 large dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked in cold water for 20 minutes; 2 tablespoons dried hijiki sea vegetable, soaked in cold water for 20 minutes; ½ cup fresh or frozen green peas; ½ cup fresh or frozen green peas; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 2 ounces gobo (burdock), julienned in 1½-inch lengths (about ⅔ cup), and soaked in 1 cup, cold water and 1 teaspoon vinegar; 2 ounces gobo (burdock), julienned in 1½-inch lengths (about ⅔ cup), and soaked in 1 cup, cold water and 1 teaspoon vinegar; 2 ounces gobo (burdock), julienned in 1½-inch lengths (about ⅔ cup), and soaked in 1 cup, cold water and 1 teaspoon vinegar; 2 ounces gobo (burdock), julienned in 1½-inch lengths (about ⅔ cup), and soaked in 1 cup, cold water and 1 teaspoon vinegar; 1 small carrot, julienned in 1½-inch lengths (about ⅔ cup); ¼ pound skinned and boned chicken thigh, cut into ½-inch cubes; ½ cup dashi (fish stock); ½ cup dashi (fish stock); 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon usukuchi shoyu (light-colored soy sauce), preferably, or regular shoyu (soy sauce); 1 tablespoon usukuchi shoyu (light-colored soy sauce), preferably, or regular shoyu (soy sauce); 1 tablespoon usukuchi shoyu (light-colored soy sauce), preferably, or regular shoyu (soy sauce); 1 tablespoon usukuchi shoyu (light-colored soy sauce), preferably, or regular shoyu (soy sauce); 2 tablespoons minced shiso or chervil leaves; 2 tablespoons minced shiso or chervil leaves

Hijiki Gohan

Preparation info

Yields
4
servings as a side dish or 2 servings as a main dish

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Japanese Kitchen

By Hiroko Shimbo

Published 2000

About

In this colorful dish, the striking combination of black hijiki, orange carrot, brown shiitake mushrooms, light brown burdock, green peas, and white chicken pieces is appealing to the eyes as well as to the stomach. Brown rice, instead of the usual white rice, enhances the richness of the dish.

When burdock is not available, increase the amount of carrot in the recipe.

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Asia
Japan
Side dish
Main course

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