Gohan

Name: Gohan
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 27 min
Total time: 1 h 2 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 100 g Japanese short-grain rice; 120 ml cold water

Plain Japanese short-grain rice, rinsed, soaked and simmered in a covered pan until every grain is tender and glossy. Steamed off the heat and fluffed, it is the quiet centre of every Japanese meal.

Mains Vegan Under 400 kcal

62 min35 prep · 27 cookEasy358 kcalper serving

Instructions

Measure 100 g of Japanese short-grain rice into a bowl. Cover with cold water, stir the grains gently with your fingers for about 20 seconds, then pour off the cloudy water. Repeat 3-4 times until the water is only faintly milky, do not scrub, or the grains will break.
Tip the rice into a fine sieve and let it drain for 10 minutes so the surface moisture is even.
Put the drained rice in a small heavy-based pan with a tight lid, add 120 ml of cold water and leave to soak, uncovered, for 30 minutes. The grains should turn from translucent to opaque white.