The Easiest Comfort Rice Bowl
The base of this delicious (albeit not entirely healthy) meal is just 4 things–rice, soy sauce, butter, and egg–cheese is optional. All you need is a microwave and voila! Savory, rich, umami-filled deliciousness. You can add toppings to it like I did in the picture, but it’s entirely unnecessary if you’re in a rush or just not sure what to eat.
It’s also very fast, taking about 5 minutes from beginning to end if you have leftover rice (which we always do.)
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice, cooked and cold
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 egg
Optional Toppings
- Shredded Cheese (any that melts well–meunster, mozzarella, havarti, etc.)
- Chives/Scallions
- Kimchi
- Cherry Tomatoes
- Furikake
- Nori strips
- Shiso leaves
1. In a microwave safe bowl, place 1 cup rice and make a depression in the center of the mound.
2. Place 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon soy sauce in the depression.
3. Crack your egg into the depression over the butter and soy sauce. Add shredded cheese over whole thing if using.
4. Put in microwave, covered, on high, for 1 minute and 45 seconds, or until egg is to desired done-ness (this makes a softboiled style if on cold leftover rice. Time may be less for hot cooked rice.)
5. Add additional toppings if desired.