Name: Rice with Soy-Glazed Bonito Flakes and Sesame Seeds
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: Leftover katsuo bushi (dried bonito flakes) from making dashi or 1 cup katsuo bushi fresh from package; 1 tablespoon sake; 1/4 teaspoon sugar; 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted; 2 cups Japanese short-grain rice; 2 cups water

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Rice with Soy-Glazed Bonito Flakes and Sesame SeedsPetrina Tinslay

We love this recipe as much for the soy-glazed bonito flakes, with their maddeningly good smoky-savory-sweet flavor, as for making such great use of leftovers.

Cooks' note:

·Bonito-flake topping keeps in an airtight container at room temperature 1 week.

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