How to make tuna rice

How to make Tuna Rice

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Introduction

This delicious looking rice is called tuna rice. This is a dish of fried tuna and carrots mixed with rice. This is an original school lunch menu from my hometown. I ate a lot of these in elementary and junior high school. I still love this! I chose this menu because it is easy to make at home and delicious. I am going to show you how to make a delicious tuna rice dish.

 Ingredients for 2 servings

2 cups rice

Enough water to cook the rice (400ml)

1 can tuna

1/2 carrot

 

seasonings

2.5 tablespoons soy sauce

2 tablespoons mirin (sweet cooking rice wine)

1 teaspoon cooking sake

2 tablespoons sugar

 

How to make

1. Cut carrots into 5-mm widths of thin strips.

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2. Mix seasonings together.

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3.Put the oil from the can of tuna in a frying pan.

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4.Saute carrots.

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5.Saute until carrots are softened, then add tuna and saute.

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6.When carrots and tuna are cooked, add seasoning mixture and saute.

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7. Saute until the seasonings are no longer runny, then remove from the pan and place on top of the rice.

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8. Mix tuna and carrots throughout rice.

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Conclusion

I made this exactly as the recipe calls for and it was delicious. This is an easy way to change the taste of rice, and I encourage everyone to try making it!

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