Chestnut rice

Name: Chestnut rice
Yield: Serves four
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 10 ml/2 tsp black sesame seeds, lightly toasted, to garnish; 25 ml/1½ tbsp sake or white wine; 25 ml/1½ tbsp sake or white wine; 5 ml/1 tsp sea salt; 90 g/3½ oz fresh chestnuts, shelled and peeled, or 150 g/5 oz cooked, peeled chestnuts; 90 g/3½ oz fresh chestnuts, shelled and peeled, or 150 g/5 oz cooked, peeled chestnuts; 225 g/8 oz/generous 1 cup Japanese short grain rice

Preparation info

Serves
four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Japanese Cookbook

By Emi Kazuko and Yasuko Fukuoka

Published 2024

About

With the golden colour of kuri against the simple white of rice, this is a beautiful, as well as delicious, dish.

Ingredients

225 g/8 oz/generous 1 cup Japanese short grain rice
90

Asia
Japan
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Wash the rice well, changing the water several times, until the water runs clear, then put the rice in a fine mesh strainer, and leave to drain for an hour. Put the rice in a deep pan.
If using fresh chestnuts, cut them in half and rinse in cold water. Drain and place on top of the rice.
Dissolve the salt in 300