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Takikomi Gohan (Seasoned Rice with Chicken and Vegetables)

One serving has 472 kcal and 24 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (73%), niacin (69%), selenium (60%), folate (55%), thiamin (54%) and phosphorus (45%). Ready in 45 minutes.

Takikomi Gohan (Seasoned Rice with Chicken and Vegetables)
Photo: pelican from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 30 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (338 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Dairy-free
  • Contains: alcohol, celery, fish, gluten, poultry, soy, sulphite

Ingredients

  • 85 g Rice, white, short-grain
  • 60 g Chicken thighs, boneless, skinless, raw
  • 25 g Carrots, raw
  • 20 g Mushrooms, shiitake, raw
  • 15 g Tofu, fried
  • 10 g Soy sauce
  • 8 g Wine, fortified, sweet
  • 110 g Fish stock
  • 5 g Scallions, raw

Method

  1. Rinse the rice and drain well.
  2. Cut the chicken into small pieces, and finely dice the carrot, shiitake and fried tofu.
  3. Combine the rice, chicken, carrot, shiitake, fried tofu, soy sauce, mirin (sweet fortified wine stand-in) and fish stock (dashi stand-in) in a rice cooker or heavy pot.
  4. Cook as you would plain rice: bring to a simmer uncovered briefly, then cover and cook on the lowest heat for about 15 minutes, until the liquid is absorbed.
  5. Turn off the heat and let it steam, covered, for 10 minutes without lifting the lid.
  6. Fluff gently with a fork, scatter with scallion, and serve hot.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy472 kcal22%
Carbohydrates74.8 g
Water227 mL
Fiber4.4 g15%
Protein23.9 g50%
Tryptophan0.25 g
Threonine0.97 g
Isoleucine1 g
Leucine1.8 g
Lysine1.6 g
Methionine0.52 g
Cystine0.32 g
Phenylalanine0.97 g
Tyrosine0.77 g
Valine1.1 g
Histidine0.6 g
Fat6.8 g
Monounsaturated1.8 g
Polyunsaturated2.7 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.12 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.11 g
Omega-62.1 g
Saturated1.4 g
Trans-Fats0.01 g
Cholesterol56.4 mg
Calcium112 mg11%
Copper0.38 mg42%
Iron5.4 mg30%
Magnesium59.6 mg19%
Manganese1.3 mg73%
Phosphorus318 mg45%
Potassium532 mg11%
Selenium32.9 µg60%
Sodium850 mg
Zinc2.7 mg33%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.59 mg54%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.28 mg25%
Niacin (vitamin B3)9.6 mg69%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.5 mg30%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.55 mg42%
Folate (vitamin B9)219 µg55%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.48 µg20%
Choline62.9 mg15%
Vitamin A217 µg31%
Vitamin C2.4 mg3%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)4.2 IU1%
Vitamin E0.47 mg3%
Vitamin K16.8 µg19%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

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