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Japanese meat doria gratin from top

Creamy Meat Doria (Japanese Rice Gratin)

This meat doria has cooked ground beef and white (bechamel) sauce over rice, baked to perfection with crispy panko crumbs on top. It is amazingly creamy, packed full of flavors, and super easy to put together!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 6 servings
Calories 500 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

For white sauce:

  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons rice flour
  • 4 cups oat milk
  • 1 tablespoon vegan butter

For meat mix:

  • ½ large onion minced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 5 baby portobello mushrooms 90g finely chopped/ about 1 cup
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Other ingredients:

  • 4 cups Japanese cooked rice or any type of rice
  • ½ cup gluten-free panko

Optional topping:

  • Chopped parsley

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 425°F/ 218°C. Grease a 9-inch square baking dish or similar.
  • Make the white sauce. In a saucepan, place 1 teaspoon salt, rice flour and oat milk. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly. Bring it to a boil, then lower the heat. Continue to cook for about 3 minutes or until it's thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Mix in the butter at the end.
  • Heat up some cooking oil in a large pan. Cook the onion and garlic until fragrant.
  • Add in the mushrooms, ground beef, cumin and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook until it's no longer watery.
  • Assemble from the bottom layer starting from rice - meat - then the white sauce. Top with panko and bake for 20 minutes or until the panko becomes golden brown.
  • Top with chopped parsley and serve!

Notes

Storing and reheating directions
Cover and store any leftover doria in the fridge for up to 3 days. You can also transfer to an airtight container and freeze for up to 2 months. 
To reheat, uncover and bake in the oven at 375°F for 15- 20 minutes, or microwave.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 500kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 21gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 983mgPotassium: 586mgFiber: 4gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 333IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 258mgIron: 3mg

The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

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