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This rice dish is nutritionally balanced with root vegetables and lean chicken meat.This is handy for times when you don’t have enough side dishes.

Today’s Bento Recipe
【chicken, burdock and carrot rice】
*Ingredients* 300g(1 1/2 C) short-grain white rice. 200g( 7 oz) boneless chicken thigh 1/2 burdock(salsify), 1 nub ginger, ★2 tbsp each soy sauce, mirin, sake)
Recipe
1.Rinse rice and soak for about 30 minutes.
2.Dice chicken into 1/2″ cubes. Peel burdock, shave into thin slices and soak in water for 5 minutes to remove bitterness. Drain. Peel and shave carrot into thin slices. Mince ginger.
3.Combine ingredients from step 2 in a bowl. Drizzle with mixture ★and let sit for 10 minutes.
4.Drain rice and add to cooker. Add water to 2 serving marker inside cooker (2 1/2 C water if usuing a pot). Add ingredients from step 3 and cook.
5.Once done, gently stir.