Step 1

Gather all the ingredients.

Step 2

Rinse rice until water is almost clear. Soak in water for 30 minutes. Drain in a fine-mesh sieve for 15 minutes.

Step 3

Thinly slice the onion. I cut the onion against the grain so the onion keeps the texture after cooked.

Step 4

In a frying pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and pinch of salt and sauté onion until they are tender.

Step 5

Add mirin and soy sauce.

Step 6

Continue to sauté until the sauce is thickened.

Step 7

Add the drained rice into the rice cooker and pour the sauteed onion including sauce.

Step 8

Add the water up to “2 cup line” on the inner bowl and click start to cook. If you have a “Mixed Rice” option, use it (See Notes below).

Step 9

When rice is finished cooking, chop mitsuba into small pieces and fluff up the rice with rice scooper. Serve the rice and garnish with mitsuba.