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There are many varieties of doria, a yoshoku originating in Japan. This is the second doria I am presenting and you can read about its interesting story and the first recipe at Doria, Shrimp & Vegetables. This time, I chose a vegetable ingredient of the season, fava beans. Of course, frozen fava beans are available all year around at Asian or Middle-Eastern markets. Basically, a doria is seasoned rice, mixed with vegetable and/or meat of choice, covered with white/béchamel sauce and topped with soft cheese …. very aromatic and comforting food.
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Doria, Fava Bean and Scallops • そら豆 と ホタテ貝 の ドリア
Recipe by: Fae’s Twist & Tango (fae-magazine.com)
INGREDIENTS
White Sauce (béchamel sauce)
• 43 g/ 3 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 24 g/ 3 Tbsp unbleached, all-purpose flour
• 300 ml/1¼ cups hot milk
• ½ tsp salt
• pinch of ground white or black pepper
For seasoned rice and fillings
• 450 gr/2 cups cooked Japanese rice, warm
• 43 g/ 3 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 1½ Tbsp soy sauce, (preferably usukuchi/lighter color soy sauce) or
. . ½ tsp soup base, chicken or vegetable, dissolved with 2 Tbsp hot water
• 100 g/ 3.5 oz / 2/3 cups fava beans, peeled
• 11o g/ 4 oz scallops, if large, cut in quarters (or chunks of cooked chicken) or skip for vegetarian
• salt for blanching
• 56 gr/2 oz grated Gruyère or mozzarella or pizza cheese mix
DIRECTIONS
◊ A 23cm x 15cm x 4.5cm (9″x 6″x 1¾”) oven-proof dish needed.
White Sauce
◊ In a small sauce pan, on medium-heat, melt butter. Add flour, salt, and continuously stir with wooden spoon until well-combined and starts boiling. At that moment, very carefully (to avoid splash), slowly pour in the hot milk and continue to stir vigorously. When the sauce thickens and is smooth, turn off heat. Set aside.
◊ Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 200°C/400°F.
◊ In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add salt and then fava beans. Boil for 1 minute. Add the scallops, boil for 30 seconds more, drain and rinse with cold water.
◊ Add butter and soy sauce (or butter and soup base) to season the warm rice, combine well and spread in the oven-proof dish. Spread fava beans and scallops on top.
◊ Pour white sauce over and spread evenly. Sprinkle with grated cheese and bake uncovered for 15 ~ 20 minutes, or until it starts browning on the top. Serve hot.
~ どうぞめしあがれ • Douzo Meshiagare ~
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So, what’s cooking in your kitchen?
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I want some please!
This is a good one! Very comforting too.
This looks and sounds like a meal I would throughly enjoy.
Isn’t it fabulous?
This looks so good, Fae!
Yes, comfort food!
Yummy as always….I need to get myself in the kitchen!
I know how you feel! 😀 )))
This really does look like a comforting dish to eat Fae! Anything with béchamel sauce and soft melty cheese on top just has to be delicious.
It sure is, Margot. Also, Easy, quick and appreciated. 😀 )))
I love fava beans and this dish looks absolutely fantastic. There are all my favorite ingredients: rice, fava beans and béchamel … to die for!
You are wise, lovely lady! They do go well together for your delight!
My secret is to make always a little bit more of béchamel sauce…. not for the recipe but for my tummy! I have never thought to combine fava beans, rice and béchamel sauce together… it must be divine!
What a great idea! I was happy by just licking the wooden spoon. 😀 )))
This looks absolutely delicious. I will definitely have to try this one for the family.
Thank you, and let me know how it goes.
This looks wonderful Fae, I’m always learning new types of cuisine from your blog. Love fava beans and with scallops? Wow! All that cheesy goodness is beckoning.
You are too kind to me, and thank you dear Loretta. This is that perfect dish when you crave for warm, flavorful and creamy dish.
This is such an exquisite recipe that it engulfs my palate immediately!
I’m sure it would, dear Chris. It is quick and easy too.
Wow, that looks so delicious Fae! Its again really cold here and I could do with a plate of that warm cheesy goodness
Worldwide we are having unpredictable strange climate. In SF Bay Area also, we are experiencing colder than usual climate, let alone in Copenhagen. Yes, this would be a warm cheesy goodness for you.
Fae, that looks amazing and I adore fava beans. The bechamel looks really unctuous. Thanks for sharing!
Sweet Linda, This is a quick, tasty meal, that can be improvised. I thought of fava beans, and it really went well.
This looks like such a tasty meal.
It really is. You can make it with your fillings.
Oishiso~ Looks good!!!
Oishii’katta! Thank you. 😀 )))
Looks delicious. I only so far used bechamel sauce with different kinds of pasta. This is the first time I have seen it being used with rice. I will have to try this for my girl
You will notice more and more recipes with bechamel sauce. Another great one is Greek moussaka!
Hello Fae! Looks super delicious! We love fava beans! I had no idea that the Japanese baked anything with bechamel sauce, butter and cheese! I am always learning something new here! Hugs from your three favourite fans XX
Traditional Japanese cuisine is ‘washoku‘ (wa=Japanese, shoku=food/meal) and dishes influenced by foreign cuisine is ‘yoshoku‘ (yo=foreign), but very Japanese in style/flavoring. That is why there are Japanese curry, Japanese ramen, Japanese castella, etc. and we love them all!
Most these recipes are fairly easy, to even make them as snacks for your growing Boy! xxx