🍂🍚Premium Japanese Matsutake Rice with Chicken - Step by Step Cooking Tutorial(松茸と鶏の炊き込みご飯)

matsutake mushrooms

🥗Healthier: shiitake mushrooms

💰Cheaper: button mushrooms

Shiitake provides umami, while button mushrooms are more affordable.

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground chicken is less expensive and cooks quickly.

mirin

🥗Healthier: rice vinegar + sugar

💰Cheaper: white wine + sugar

Rice vinegar with sugar mimics the sweetness of mirin.

dashi stock

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Chicken broth is a cost-effective alternative for flavor.

Cut the cleaned matsutake mushrooms.

Sear the chicken over direct heat until brown to preserve its savory aroma. Use a kitchen torch for convenience.

Slice the grilled chicken.

Rinse the rice about three times until the water runs clear.

Cook the rice with sake, light soy sauce, and bonito stock, mixing well to prevent settling.

Add the grilled chicken and matsutake mushrooms to the rice mixture.

Put the pot on the stove and cook for 7 minutes on medium heat, then 7 minutes on low heat.

Turn off the heat and let it steam for 15 minutes.

Chop the mitsuba and add it to the rice at the end.

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