‘Okayu’ Japanese Rice Porridge
‘Okayu’ Japanese Rice Porridge

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Simple and easy homemade Japanese rice porridge recipe. All you need is water and rice. Garnish with scallions, salted salmon, and nori, this homey, comforting dish will sure to keep you nourished and the chill at bay.

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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook ‘okayu’ japanese rice porridge using 4 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make ‘Okayu’ Japanese Rice Porridge:
  1. Prepare 1 cup Cooked Japanese Short Grain Rice *firmly packed
  2. Get 1 & 1/2 cups Water *Do not add anything else!
  3. Take Salt
  4. Take *Note: If you cook from scratch, 100ml Uncooked Japanese Short Grain Rice & 600ml Water

Soba contains all eight essential amino acids, so it complements other grains. Wash Japanese rice well and drain. Put the pan on medium heat and bring to boil. Sprinkle chopped green onion and sesame seeds if you wish.

Steps to make ‘Okayu’ Japanese Rice Porridge:
  1. <Easiest Method> - Place Cooked Japanese Short Grain Rice and Water in a saucepan, bring to the boil over medium high heat. Break down any lumps.
  2. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes. Add 1 pinch Salt and stir.
  3. <Uncooked Rice Method> - Cook Japanese Short Grain Rice with Water in the ratio of 1:6. For example, cook 100ml Rice with 600ml Water.
  4. Wash Rice by stirring it thoroughly in water a couple of times. Drain the rice, place into the rice cooker’s inner pot and add Water. Press Cook/Start button to cook. Add 1 pinch Salt and stir.
  5. If you cook in a pot or saucepan, you need to be careful because it is easy to boil over. Once it is boiling, reduce heat to low, stir well, then cover with a lid but do not close completely. Cook for 40 minutes or until rice is soft. Add 1 pinch Salt and stir.

This is a recipe to make plain okayu. Congee or conjee (/ ˈ k ɒ n dʒ i /) is a type of rice porridge or gruel. The word 'congee' itself is a derivation of the Tamil word கஞ்சி(Kañci; kanji). When eaten as plain rice congee, it is most often served with side dishes. When additional ingredients such as meat, fish, and flavourings are added while preparing the congee, it is most often served as a meal on its own.

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