Japanese Rice porridge

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups dashi stock

  • 2 tsp soy sauce

  • 1/2 tsp salt

  • 2 boneless and skinless chicken thighs (cut into 1 in squares)

  • 1 inch carrot (thinly sliced quarters)

  • 2 shiitake mushrooms (thinly sliced)

  • 2 green onions (thinly chopped)

  • 1 cup cooked steamed rice

  • 1 large egg (beaten)

  • 1 pinch of salt

Step by Step:

  1. First, start cooking your rice

  2. Chop the chicken thighs, shiitake mushrooms, green onion, and slice your carrot

  3. Next, add the chicken into the dashi stock (pour into an earthen pot), cover, and let boil until no longer pink

  4. Skim the fat off the top of dashi stock and add in the carrots, cover and cook for 5-10 minutes

  5. Once the carrots are tender, add in the soy sauce, mushrooms, and rice

  6. Cover and cook 10 minutes

  7. While the soup is cooking, crack your egg in a measuring cup and beat till combined

  8. Slowly drizzle a small amount of the beaten egg over the soup surface, which will create a fluffy texture

  9. Then sprinkle some green onion on top and then cover and you’re ready to serve!

  10. Add in your favorite soup dumplings! Bring to the table and enjoy!

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Recipe credit: Just One Cookbook