Satsumaimo Gohan (Japanese Sweet Potato Rice) / さつまいもご飯
Satsumaimo Gohan, or rice with Japanese Sweet Potatoes, is a classic and popular fall dish.
Ingredients
- 1 Satsumaimo (Japanese Sweet Potato)
- 2 rice cups short or medium grain Japanese rice
- 3 cups water
- 2 tbsp sake
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Cut satsumaimo into 2 cm cubes. Soak in cold water for 15 minutes.
- Wash rice. Put rice and water into a rice cooker (or pot).
- Add the sake, mirin, and salt to the rice and water. Mix.
- Put the satsumaimo pieces into the rice cooker (no need to mix at this point).
- Close the rice cooker and cook according to manufacturer instructions. (If you do not have a rice cooker, see my blog post above for how to make this in a donabe or pot on the stove).
- Once cooked, mix/fluff the rice in the rice cooker.
- Serve the satsumaimo rice topped with some goma-shio.
Notes
Recipe by: Sylvia Wakana (http://sylviawakana.com).