dinner · dairy-free
Soy-simmered octopus with ginger rice
Ready-cooked octopus warmed in a sweet-salty ginger broth and served over ginger-flavored rice with scallion.
- Time
- 35min
- Steps
- 4
Ingredients
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Contains wheat, soy, fish and molluscs.
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Method
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1
Rinse the short-grain rice and cook it following the package directions, with half the sliced ginger added to the pot.
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2
Simmer the dashi with the soy sauce, mirin and remaining ginger until slightly reduced.
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3
Slice the cooked octopus and warm it gently in the broth.
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4
Spoon the octopus and a little broth over the rice and top with sliced scallion.
