Rice Muffins


1 cup rice 3-½ cups water Cook in a medium-size pot on top of range. (Do not cook in rice cooker.) Bring rice to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low; simmer for 10 minutes. Turn off heat and let stand for a few minutes. Add ¼ teaspoon salt just before serving.
1/4 cup sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. monosodium glutamate 2 tbsp. sake ** 1/2 cup rice vinegar 1-1/2 cups water 2 cups rice Combine sugar, salt, monosodium glutamate, sake, vinegar, and water in a saucepan. Stir to dissolve sugar and salt. Rinse and drain rice; add to liquid in sauce pan. Cover and bring…
3 to 4 large ume (salted plums) 2 to 3 pkgs. shaved, dried bonito 1 Tbsp. sake (rice wine) 1 Tbsp. sugar ½ tsp. shoyu Remove seeds from ume and mash ume. Combine ume with all the other ingredients. Serve with okai. MISO VARIATION: Substitute 4 tablespoons miso and 1 heaping tablespoon sugar in place…