Mame Gohan

Mame Gohan

Published on 14/05/2016 | In By
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Mame Gohan (rice with green peas)

“Mame (まめ/豆) ” is the word for the food group including peas and beans in Japanese. In English, the nearest thing is the class of vegetables known as legumes. Spring is the season for fresh green peas, if you see some fresh on the market, do try this recipe. Choose good firm pods! Some of them are almost empP1370014ty…

I love rice, and in this “Mame gohan” recipe the fresh green peas colour tells us it is Spring! Enjoy seasonal vegetables!

Ingredients

  • 500g green peas (in the pod)
  • 300g Japanese rice
  • 1 tbsp sake (Japanese rice wine)
  • a pinch of salt
  • *Gomashio (mixed sesame and salt), if you like.

Instructions

  1. Take the green peas out of the pods.
  2. Rinse the Japanese rice with cold water until the water becomes cloudy. Strain.
  3. Put the rice into a deep, thick pan, then add 430ml water, the green peas, the sake and a pinch of salt. Leave it 30-60 minutes. (mim. 30 mins in Summer, and 60 mins in Winter).
  4. Heat the pan with the lid on medium high until it boils, then reduce the heat to medium low. Keep cooking until the rice absorbs all the water, it takes about 12-15 minutes. Turn off the heat, and leave about 15 minutes.
  5. Mix all the rice and peas evenly. Serve with "goma-shio (mixed salt and sesame).