Takikomi Gohan (Japanese Mixed Rice)

Bahan-bahan (4 porsi)

• 1½ cups uncooked Japanese short-grain white rice
• 3 dried shiitake mushrooms ((0.5 oz, 15 g))
• ½ cup water ((for soaking the shiitake and making shiitake dashi))
• ⅓ package konnyaku (konjac) ((3 oz, 85 g))
• 1 piece aburaage (deep-fried tofu pouch) ((¾ oz, 20 g))
• 1 oz gobo (burdock root) ((4 inches, 10 cm))
• 2 oz carrot ((3 inches, 7.5 cm))
• 1 boneless, skinless chicken thigh ((4.8 oz, 135 g))
• 1½ cups dashi (Japanese soup stock)
• 1½ Tbsp mirin
• 1½ Tbsp soy sauce
• mitsuba (Japanese parsley) ((or substitute green onion/scallion))