Japanese rice (gohan) recipe

Recipe for japanese rice (gohan) in our easy ethnic recipes collection. Rice is the staple food in Japan, and a typical japanese meal always includes hot, steamed rice. There are several different japanese words that mean "rice" but the most dignified is gohan, or "honorable rice".

Recipe ingredients

• 2 cup short-grain white rice, uncooked
• 2 1/2 cup cold water

How to make japanese rice (gohan)

• Wash rice in a pan with cold water and drain in a sieve.
• In a covered heavy pot or saucepan, bring rice and 2 1/2 cup water quickly to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until all water is absorbed, about 30 minutes.
• Turn off heat and let rice steam itself for another 10 minutes. (*)

(*) For a simple but tasty variation of this recipe, just add 1 cup of cooked green peas at the end of step 2 to make mame gohan, or rice with green peas.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Serves 6 to 8

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