Umeboshi Ochazuke Recipe
The combination of Ochazuke and Umeboshi is the perfect match to wake your appetite up. Enjoy the Japanese comfort food that is easy to digest, leaving you with a warm feeling in reminisince of Japanese traditional cuisine.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Japanese short-grain rice (cooked)
- 1 Umeboshi
- 150 ml Brewed Sencha green tea (enough to cover the rice) (5 fl oz)
- 1 sachet Japanese Plum Ume Chazuke Seasoning
- Some Ume's Shiso Sprinkle (Furikake) (Optional)
Garnishes (Optional)
- 1 tsp Shredded nori seaweed (kizami nori)
- 1 tsp Bubu arare (crispy puffed rice pallets)
- Some Scallion Optional
Instructions
- Prepare the rice: Cook or steam the rice. After the rice is cooked, put 1 serving of rice in a bowl.
- Steep the sencha green tea: Steep 8g (0.2 oz) sencha loose leaf with 150ml (5 fl oz) hot water at 80°C/176°F for 1 minute.
- Pour the Brewed Sencha Tea into the rice bowl. (Make sure is enough to cover the rice)
- Put the Garnishes (Optional) and Umeboshi on top of your rice.Umeboshi Ochazuke is ready to be served.
Notes
Feel free to substitute umeboshi with other ingredients like grilled salmon, grilled chicken, etc. for more ochazuke recipe variations.