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A savory drizzle of soy sauce pouring onto melting butter and hot rice, creating the ultimate bowl of comforting Japanese butter rice.
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Japanese Soy Sauce Butter Rice

With just three pantry staples, this Japanese butter rice recipe transforms a simple bowl of plain white or brown rice into a rich, savory, comforting meal.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword rice, rice bowl
Level Beginner
Main Ingredient Rice
Diet Low Sugar, Vegetarian
Prep Time 1 minute
Total Time 1 minute
Servings 1 serving
Calories 377kcal
Author Marc Matsumoto

Ingredients

Grams + US Cups - US Standard

Instructions

  • Make sure your rice is steaming hot. Heat the rice up in a microwave oven if it's not freshly cooked.
    A bowl of steaming-hot, fluffy Japanese short-grain rice waiting to be transformed into buttery deliciousness.
  • Nestle 1 ½ tablespoons butter on top of 170 grams cooked Japanese short-grain rice and let it soften for about a minute. You can also bury the butter in the rice to speed this up.
    170 grams cooked Japanese short-grain rice, 1 ½ tablespoons butter
    A golden pat of butter nestled on top of freshly cooked, hot Japanese rice, gently beginning to melt.
  • Drizzle the butter rice with 1 ½ teaspoons soy sauce and stir until the butter and soy sauce are evenly distributed.
    1 ½ teaspoons soy sauce
    A savory drizzle of soy sauce pouring onto melting butter and hot rice, creating the ultimate bowl of comforting Japanese butter rice.

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Nutrition

Calories: 377kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 638mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 525IU | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 3mg