Easy recipe for "Mackerel Miso Butter Rice" in a rice cooker! Simply add canned mackerel cooked in miso, butter, and mentsuyu

Here is a recipe for "Mackerel Miso Butter Rice. Using a can of mackerel simmered in miso, it is easy to cook in a rice cooker. The mild richness and flavor of the butter and the umami of the mentsuyu (Japanese soup stock) make this dish so delicious that you will not be able to stop eating.

Mackerel Miso Butter Rice

Ingredients (2 servings)

1 can mackerel simmered in miso
2 tablespoons mentsuyu (3 times concentrated)
20 g butter
2 cups white rice

Mackerel Miso Butter Rice Directions

Wash and drain 2 cups of white rice, and put it in a rice cooker.


Add canned mackerel in miso soup, lightly break up the mackerel meat, and add mentsuyu and butter.


Pour water to the 2 cup mark and cook rice normally.


When the rice is cooked, stir it with a rice scooper to finish cooking. Serve in a bowl.

How does Saba Miso Butter Rice taste?

The rich flavor of mackerel cooked in miso goes great with white rice. The mellow butter adds richness and flavor, and the mentsuyu (Japanese noodle soup) boosts the umami even further, creating a deeply flavored finish.


It's so easy to make, yet so delicious you won't be able to stop eating! It is a luxurious takikomi gohan that does not require a side dish, and is easy to prepare in a rice cooker as long as you have a can of mackerel simmered in miso paste. It is also great for bento boxes.