Enoki Nametake (Seasoned Enoki Mushroom Rice Topping)

Enoki Nametake (Seasoned Enoki Mushroom Rice Topping)

My oldest loves nametake (although she’s generally a fiend for all mushrooms)–and at 9 years old it’s really easy for her to grab some rice from the rice cooker and top it off with some for an after school snack. I make a few jars at a time since it freezes really well, and in recent days I don’t bother doing it on stovetop–the mushrooms themselves have water so I just add all the seasonings into the jars and steam/can them. You can just do it stovetop if you prefer.

I will confess some mornings I just grab some of this, fry and egg, and some white rice and miso soup make for a very healthy and delicious breakfast. (“Mommy! Did you eat my mushrooms?!?”)

Ingredients

  • 4 packs of enoki mushrooms, washed and chopped
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce for every pack of mushroom
  • 1 tablespoon of mirin for every pack of mushroom
  • Jars, if using
  1. Combine all the ingredients either in the jars (one pack of enoki mushroom is about a jam jar full) or on the stove top.
  2. If stovetop, cover and cook until enoki mushrooms are soft. If straight in jars, steam for 20 minutes and do not remove until steamer is cool.
  3. Freeze if you’d like.
  4. *I personally don’t like it too salty so adjust the soy sauce amount to taste.