[Ingredients for 2 servings]
・Chicken thigh (large) 1 piece
・Rice 1.5 cups
・Dried shiitake mushrooms 2 pieces
・Shimeji mushrooms 1/2 pack
・Maitake mushrooms 1/2 pack
・Canned bamboo shoots 1/4 piece
・Carrot 1/4 piece
・Kaiware sprouts 1/2 pack
<Marinade>
・Sake 2 teaspoons
・Soy sauce 1 teaspoon
・Ginger juice 1 teaspoon
・Salt and pepper A pinch
<Green Onion Sauce>
・White part of green onion (finely chopped) 1/4 of a stalk
・Salt A pinch
・Prepared sweet and sour sauce 2 tablespoons
・Sesame oil 1/2 tablespoon
・Soy sauce 1 tablespoon
<Seasonings>
・Sake 2 teaspoons
・Mirin 1/2 tablespoon
・Sugar 1/2 tablespoon
・Salt 1/2 teaspoon
・Soy sauce 1/2 tablespoon
・Shiitake mushroom soaking liquid 100-150ml
[Preparation]
・Put the chicken thigh and the ingredients for the marinade in an airtight bag and massage them together. Rinse the rice with water and drain it in a colander.
・Soak the shiitake mushrooms in 150ml of lukewarm water, cut off the stems, and cut them into 1cm cubes. Strain the soaking liquid and set it aside.
・Cut off the base of the shimeji and maitake mushrooms and separate them into small clusters. Cut the boiled bamboo shoots and peeled carrots into 1cm cubes. Cut off the roots of the radish sprouts and cut them in half lengthwise.
[Instructions]
1. Put the rice in the inner pot of the rice cooker, add the ingredients for the <seasoning>, and stir once. Then add water up to the 1.5 cup mark, and add the shiitake mushrooms, shimeji mushrooms, maitake mushrooms, boiled bamboo shoots, and carrots.
2. Next, place the chicken thigh meat on top, skin-side up, and turn on the rice cooker.
3. While the rice is cooking, mix together the ingredients for the <green onion sauce>.
4. Once the rice is cooked, let it steam for 10-15 minutes. Remove the chicken thigh meat and cut it into easy-to-eat pieces. Serve the chicken thigh meat and the cooked rice in a bowl, pour the <green onion sauce> over the chicken, and garnish with daikon sprouts.
It's also okay to serve the chicken thigh meat and the cooked rice in separate bowls.