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Japanese Sticky Rice with Chicken and Vegetables (Okowa)

Name: Japanese Sticky Rice with Chicken and Vegetables (Okowa)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 dried shiitake mushrooms (2/3 oz, 20 g); 1 aburaage (deep-fried tofu pouch) (2/3 oz, 20 g); ⅓ konnyaku (konjac) (3 oz, 85 g); ⅓ gobo (burdock root) (2.5 oz, 70 g); ⅓ carrot (1.8 oz, 50 g); ½ chicken thigh (1.5 oz, 43 g; omit for vegan/vegetarian and use more vegetables); 2 Tbsp sake (for marinating the chicken); 2¼ cups sweet rice/glutinous rice (mochigome) (uncooked; 3rice cookercups,3合,540ml); use540 mlcooking liquid (see below); the glutinous rice-to-water ratio is 1:1); 1 green onion/scallion (chopped; for garnish); For the Rice Cooking Broth (you‘ll need 540 ml):; 2 cups dashi (Japanese soup stock) (use standard Awase Dashi, dashi packet or powder, or Vegan Dashi); 2 Tbsp mirin; 2 Tbsp soy sauce (use gluten-free soy sauce for GF); 1 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt

Prep Time

30m

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Total Time

1h 30m

This Japanese sticky rice with chicken and vegetables, known as Okowa, is a traditional and flavorful dish. The rice is cooked in a delicious broth made with dashi, mirin, soy sauce, and salt. The chicken and vegetables are marinated in sake for a boost of flavor. Perfect for a hearty meal.

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Servings: 4

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3 dried shiitake mushrooms (2/3 oz, 20 g)

1 aburaage (deep-fried tofu pouch) (2/3 oz, 20 g)

⅓ konnyaku (konjac) (3 oz, 85 g)

⅓ gobo (burdock root) (2.5 oz, 70 g)

⅓ carrot (1.8 oz, 50 g)

½ chicken thigh (1.5 oz, 43 g; omit for vegan/vegetarian and use more vegetables)

2 Tbsp sake (for marinating the chicken)

2¼ cups sweet rice/glutinous rice (mochigome) (uncooked; 3rice cookercups,3合,540ml); use540 mlcooking liquid (see below); the glutinous rice-to-water ratio is 1:1)

1 green onion/scallion (chopped; for garnish)

2 cups dashi (Japanese soup stock) (use standard Awase Dashi, dashi packet or powder, or Vegan Dashi)

2 Tbsp soy sauce (use gluten-free soy sauce for GF)

1 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt

Japanese Sticky Rice with Chicken and Vegetables (Okowa)

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For The Rice Cooking Broth (you‘ll Need 540 Ml)

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Japanese Sticky Rice with Chicken and Vegetables (Okowa)

Ingredients

For The Rice Cooking Broth (you‘ll Need 540 Ml)

Steps

Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

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