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Hijiki Gohan ひじきご飯

Hijiki Gohan is a delicious rice dish that has been a part of the Japanese diet for many centuries. It is packed with dietary fibre, iron and calcium.

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 6
Calories: 283 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rice *1
  • 10 g dry hijiki *2
  • 50 g edamame *3
  • 50 g chicken mince (ground chicken)
  • 1/2 carrot *or 40g
  • 1 tbsp sesame seed oil
  • a pinch of sesame seeds to top
  • a pinch of bean sprouts to garnish
Seasoning
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp sake
  • 1 tbsp mirin
  • 1 tsp sugar

Instructions

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  1. Place dry hijiki in a bowl of 500 ml water. Let hijiki absorb water for about 30 minutes. 
  2. Cook rice in a rice cooker.  *4
  3. While rice is being cooked, cut carrot into matchsticks and shell edamame and set these aside. *5
  4. Place all seasoning ingredients in a small bowl and combine them all together. 
  5. Heat sesame seed oil in a frying pan over medium heat and cook chicken mince. 
  6. Add carrot and edamame and cook for a further few minutes. 
  7. Add all combined seasoning over the chicken, carrot and hijiki. 
  8. Cook until all the liquid evaporates. 
  9. Immediately after the rice is cooked, place the cooked hijiki and chicken over the rice, and put the lid back on.  
  10. Let all the ingredients steam together in the heat remaining in the rice for 10 minutes.
  11. Open the lid of the rice cooker and stir the hijiki and chicken into the rice. 
  12. Add edamame and stir well.
  13. Serve in a rice bowl and garnish with sesame seeds and bean sprouts.

Notes

  • *1 short grain preferably Japanese Koshihikari
  • *2  = 3 tbsp Dry Hijiki
  • *3 if you are using edamame with shell, you need 100g.
  • *4 Cook according to your cookbook.
  • *5 if you use pre-shelled edamame, you only need half the amount. 
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Nutrition Information

Calories 283kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 52g (17%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 3g (5%) Saturated Fat 0g (0%) Cholesterol 7mg (2%) Sodium 562mg (23%) Potassium 179mg (5%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 850IU (17%) Vitamin C 0.8mg (1%) Calcium 24mg (2%) Iron 0.9mg (5%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 283

% Daily Value*

Calories 283kcal 14%
Carbohydrates 52g 17%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 3g 5%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 7mg 2%
Sodium 562mg 23%
Potassium 179mg 4%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 850IU 17%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 1%
Calcium 24mg 2%
Iron 0.9mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.