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Asuparagasu Gohan Asparagus Rice

Name: Asuparagasu Gohan Asparagus Rice
Total time: 2 h 19 min
Yield: Serves 4 generously
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 700 g Japanese short-grain rice (about 3½ cups); 8 fresh asparagus spears; 1 pinch salt, for the asparagus; 180 g boneless chicken leg or breast; 15 g fresh ginger (1 heaping tbsp when shredded); 1.1 L cold water; 20 g kombu; 25 g dried bonito flakes (katsuobushi); 2 tbsp light (usukuchi) soy sauce; 1 tbsp dark (koikuchi) soy sauce; 2 tbsp sake; 1 tsp salt

Rice cooked in soy-seasoned dashi with chicken and needle-cut ginger, the lightly salted asparagus laid on top only for the last gentle steaming so it stays green and snappy against the savoury grains.

YieldServes 4 generously
Hands-on35 min
Total2 h 19 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

rice

700 gJapanese short-grain rice (about 3½ cups)
8fresh asparagus spears
1 pinchsalt, for the asparagus
180 gboneless chicken leg or breast
15 gfresh ginger (1 heaping tbsp when shredded)

dashi

1.1 Lcold water
20 gkombu
25 gdried bonito flakes (katsuobushi)

cooking liquid

2 tbsplight (usukuchi) soy sauce
1 tbspdark (koikuchi) soy sauce
2 tbspsake
1 tspsalt

Contains

Gluten
Soy
Fish
Sulfites
Tuna
Bonito
Legumes (any)
Wheat
Rice
Asparagus
Ginger
Yeast
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Seaweed (any)
Kelp
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Alcohol

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Smoke
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Spring

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
One pot
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: moderate
Carbs: high
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: low

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