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Oyakodon (Chicken & Egg Rice Bowl)
🇯🇵 Japan · Japanese
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Oyakodon (Chicken & Egg Rice Bowl)

by Haruki Sato

Prep

10m

Cook

15m

Serves

2

Story behind the recipe

“Oyakodon literally means 'parent-and-child bowl' — the chicken and egg. It's the ultimate weeknight meal in Osaka homes.”

Ingredients

  • 250 gchicken thigh, sliced
  • 1 yellow onion, sliced
  • 4 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 200 mldashi stock
  • 2 tbspsoy sauce
  • 1 tbspmirin
  • 2 cupscooked short-grain rice

Directions

  1. 1

    Simmer dashi, soy, and mirin in a small pan; add onion and cook 3 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add chicken and simmer until just cooked through, about 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Pour beaten eggs over evenly and cover; cook until eggs are just set but soft.

  4. 4

    Slide over hot rice in bowls and garnish with scallion.

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