Recipe: Kuri Gohan (Chestnut Rice)

Name: Kuri Gohan (Chestnut Rice)
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 14 oz (400 g) of short grain rice; 2.3 cups (550 ml) of dashi; 10.5 oz (300 g) of chestnuts; 1 tbsp of mirin; 1 tbsp of sake; 1/2 tsp of salt

By planet2000 4.4/5 (13 reviews) · 🍳 25 made it

Prep 60 min

Cook 15 min

Total 1h15

Servings 4 serv.

Ingredients for 4 servings

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servings

14 oz (400 g) of short grain rice
2.3 cups (550 ml) of dashi
10.5 oz (300 g) of chestnuts
1 tbsp of mirin
1 tbsp of sake
1/2 tsp of salt

Step-by-step directions

1 Wash the rice and place it in a strainer to drain for 30 minutes.

2 Cook the chestnuts in boiling water for a few minutes.

3 Peel them and cut them in half if they are large.

4 Put the rice, mirin, sake, salt and dashi in a pot. Mix them gently and place the drained chestnuts on the rice and cook.

5 Fill a bowl with rice and sprinkle with sesame to taste.

Chef Patrick's Comment

Classic Japanese recipe, you can toast the sesame before sprinkling it on top to get a little roasted hazelnut flavor.

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