Japanese Style Rice

 

Listening to a new podcast of Star Talk, ”The Life and Death of Stars with Jackie Faherty”, I made this simple dish that was inspired by Yeung Man Cooking. I have adapted it just a little bit and try as I might, I could not roll the avocado as I wanted to. My guess is that it was not ripen enough to be flexible.

Difficulty: easy.

Kitchen tools:

- cutting board;

- knife;

- cooking machine;

- pan;

- steamer (or pot, for the rice);

- a jar;

- grater;

- plate (large and deep);

- bowls;

- tablespoon;

- teaspoon.

Duration: 45 min.

Serves: 2.

You need:

- half of red bell pepper (julienne);

- 4 spring onions (2 julienne/2 copped);

- half a carrot (julienne);

- 1 clove of garlic (grated);

- 2 large leaves of lettuce (chopped);

- 6 leaves of ramson;

- 1 celery stick (julienne);

- 1 radish (finely sliced);

- juice from one lemon and a half;

- 5 slices of tofu;

- 3 teaspoons of honey;

- 2 teaspoons of mustard;

- 3 tablespoons of tahini;

- 1 tablespoon of poppy seeds;

- 3 tablespoons of mix seeds (I used white sesame, flax, pumpkin and sunflower);

- 200 g of rice (rinse it to remove the starch);

- 4 tablespoons of avocado oil;

- 2 tablespoons of olive oil;

- 6 pods of okra;

- 4 tablespoons of soy sauce;

- water (to cover the rice and to pour in the steamer);

- salt (to taste).

Method:

1. Get in the mood.

2. Thank the ingredients for giving you energy and Yeung Man for the recipe.

3. Rinse the rice, place it in the rice tray of your steamer, add salt to taste, cover it with water and let it steam for 20 min.

4. Meanwhile, cut the red bell pepper julienne, but not too thin stripes.

5. Do the same with two spring onions, the carrot and the celery.

6. Slice the radish.

7. Chop the other two spring onions. Set the veggies aside.

8. Chop the lettuce and set aside.

9. Grate the garlic clove.

10. In a jar, put all the ingredients for the dressing: the soy sauce, the lemon juice (spare 2 tablespoon for pouring over the avocado), avocado oil, honey, tahini, mustard, poppy seeds, garlic. Cover the jar with its lid and mix the ingredients until emulsified.

11. Place a pan over a medium fire and fry the okra dry until they get brownish.

12. Place the rice in a bowl, add the seeds and mix them together.

13. Place the rice in a large deep plate, leaving the center uncovered. In the middle, place the copped onions.

14. Over the onion, place the lettuce.

15. Add the two tablespoons of olive oil to the pan and when hot, place the tofu slices and fry them until lightly brown.

 

16. Around that center of the rice, place the veggies and the tofu, leaving the radish at last.

17. Peel half of the avocado and finely slice it.

18. Try to make a spiral out of it. (It will work if it is properly ripen.)

19. Place it over the lettuce and pour the remaining lemon juice over it.

20. Add some dressing over and enjoy it with a cup of sake!