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Rice bowl with Dutch Gouda and namaribushi

Rice bowl with Dutch Gouda and namaribushi

This is a quick and easy lunch dish that mixes sweet, ginger-scented rice with tasty namaribushi bonito and nuggets of just-melting Gouda cheese.

Preparation time
20 min
Skill level
Moderate

Ingredients - for 1/2 persons

  • 40g Dutch Gouda, cubed
  • 50g namaribushi (boiled and half dried bonito), loosened
  • 320g warm cooked rice
  • 2 leaves green shiso

For the broth:

  • 1/2 tbsp cooking sake
  • 2/3 tsp soy sauce
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 2 thin slices ginger

Instructions

Prep time
10 min
Cook time
20 min
Total time
30 min
Serves
1 - 4
Step 1

Put 50ml water, the sake, soy sauce, sugar and ginger in a small pot and bring to the boil. Add the namaribushi and mix over a low-medium heat to break up. Simmer until the broth reduces substantially.

Step 2

Remove the ginger and mix the broth into the warm rice. Cool a little and then mix in the cheese.

Step 3

Finely shred the green shiso leaves and sprinkle over the rice to serve.