Recipe

Okayu with Edamame, Porcinis, and Matcha Salt

Okayu with Edamame, Porcinis, and Matcha Salt

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  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Porridge
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    WinnieAb's Notes: Okayu is a Japanese porridge renowned for its abilities to cure anything from garden-variety stomach ailments to hangovers. Curing properties aside, I just love it as a savory breakfast. To...

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Serves 4

Okayu:

1 cup short grain brown rice, rinsed Ask a question about this ingredient

4 cups homemade vegetable stock, chicken stock, or water Ask a question about this ingredient

2-4 cups water Ask a question about this ingredient

1/2 cup dried mushrooms (I used porcinis; feel free to use another variety such as shiitakes) Ask a question about this ingredient

1 cup shelled edamame Ask a question about this ingredient

4 tablespoons minced green onions- for serving Ask a question about this ingredient

4 tablespoons minced all-natural pickled ginger (sushi ginger)- for serving Ask a question about this ingredient

Matcha salt- for serving (recipe follows) Ask a question about this ingredient

  1. Place brown rice and 4 cups of the stock or water in a large pot on the stove. Add 2 more cups of water and bring to a boil.

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  2. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 45 minutes- 1 hour. Add the additional 2 cups of water only if too much water is getting absorbed; remember that you want the end result to be "soupy".

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  3. Add the edamame and the dried mushrooms and cook for another 30-45 minutes, again adding additional water if necessary.

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  4. When it has finished cooking, scoop the okayu into individual serving dishes and top each one with 1 tablespoon each of the minced green onion and the pickled ginger. Add a generous sprinkling of the matcha salt and serve.

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Matcha salt:

1 teaspoon course sea salt Ask a question about this ingredient

2 pinches powdered matcha green tea Ask a question about this ingredient

  1. Mix the salt and the matcha in a small bowl. Use as a finishing salt for the okayu.

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10 Comments on Okayu with Edamame, Porcinis, and Matcha Salt

Winnie100 Reply

Eric Gower is the author of The Breakaway Cook, not Eric Goyer. Sorry for the oops!

Picture_11 Reply

Yum! And matcha salt-willl have to add this to everything now.

Winnie100 Reply

Yeah, I've pretty much been doing that!

036 Reply

Yum this looks so good! NOT that I would ever need a hangover cure :-) WHERE did you get that BOWL? It's so pretty!!!!

Winnie100 Reply

Thank you so much! I "borrowed" the bowl from my dad...he's got a great dish collection and he's not getting it back if I can help it!

036 Reply

see if he has two and swipe me one!! Ha ha!!!

Mrs Reply

This looks terrific! Love the matcha salt, too.

Winnie100 Reply

Thank you!

Lnd_jen Reply

I could have used a big bowl of this today. Yum.

Winnie100 Reply

Jen,
Was inspired to make it 'cause we've had an icky tummy bug here this week...it really does make you feel better!

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