Japanese Rice With Salted Peanuts And Scallions

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups short-grain japanese rice
• 5 tablespoons salted peanuts
• 2 scallions, sliced thinly across
• 1 teaspoon peanut oil
• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 lightly rinse the rice in a sieve until all the rice is wet. put it in a 6-cup saucepan with 2 cups water and let it soak for 30 minutes.
• 2 crush the peanuts lightly to the size of whole peppercorns. this is easy to do by pressing a small, heavy saucepan on the peanuts with a rocking motion.
• 3 stir the rice well and place the saucepan over high heat. let the rice come to a boil. stir it again and turn the heat down as low as possible. cover the saucepan with a tight-fitting lid and let simmer for 11 minutes. move the rice off the heat and let it sit, covered for 5 minutes.
• 4 transfer the rice to a bowl, stir well, and let cool for 10 minutes. fold in the peanuts, scallions, oil, and season with salt and pepper to taste. shape the rice in a mold.
• 5 for assembly:.
• 6 choose a simple, colorful plate that contrasts in both shape and color with the rice.