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Rice cooker chicken rice in a bowl.

Japanese Rice Cooker Chicken Rice

Rice cooker chicken rice is comforting and delicious with umami rich flavors. It has shiitake mushrooms, carrots, juicy chicken thighs and Japanese rice, cooked all in one pot. This recipe is gluten-free and dairy free.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 5 people
Calories 274 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 rice cooker I use 5.5 cup size

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1½ cup Japanese short grain rice uncooked
  • 4 shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 medium carrot
  • 7 ounces boneless skinless chicken thigh 1 piece
  • 1 tablespoon tamari soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sake

For rice

  • 1¼ cup water
  • 1 tablespoon sake
  • 1 tablespoon tamari soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons sugar

Toppings (optional)

  • Thinly sliced scallions
  • Roasted white sesame

Instructions
 

  • Place rice in a bowl and cover with cold water. Gently swirl the rice with your hands to release excess starch. Drain the water and repeat the same 3-4 times until the water becomes cleaner. Cover with water and let soak for 30 minutes.
  • While soaking rice, prepare the rest of the ingredients. For the mushrooms, remove the stems and slice thinly. For the carrot, peel and cut into short matchsticks. For the chicken, cut into half-a-bite size pieces and combine with 1 tablespoon each of tamari and sake in a bowl.
  • Once the rice has finished soaking, drain well using a strainer. Transfer the rice to your rice cooker. Add 1 ¼ cup water, sake, tamari, and sugar.
  • Arrange carrots, mushrooms, and chicken on top. (do not mix into the rice)
  • Cook in regular rice cooking mode.
  • Fluff up the rice using a rice paddle. Serve with thinly sliced scallions.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 274kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 13gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 453mgPotassium: 254mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 2048IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg

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