Easiest Way to Make Delicious Japanese Oyako Don (Chicken & Egg on Rice)

Japanese Oyako Don (Chicken & Egg on Rice). Oyakodon is cooked in one pan where onions, chicken, and egg are simmered in an umami-rich dashi-based sauce. It is then poured over a bowl of fluffy steamed rice. Chef Dai demonstrates how to make "Oyakodon" - a simple yet delicious Japanese rice bowl recipe with tender, juicy nuggets of chicken and fluffy, creamy egg.

Oyako-don is a quick and easy dish that is low cost and filling. Perfect for the working mum with young growing kids. The word 'oyako' (親子) means parent and child in Japanese. You can cook Japanese Oyako Don (Chicken & Egg on Rice) using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Japanese Oyako Don (Chicken & Egg on Rice)

1. You need 2 bowls of Cooked Rice.
2. Prepare 100 grams of Chicken Breast or Thigh.
3. You need 1/4 pieces of Onion.
4. Prepare 2 pieces of Eggs.
5. It's As needed of Spring Onion.
6. You need of <Soup>.
7. You need 150 ml of Water.
8. You need 1 tsp of Japanese Soup Stock.
9. Prepare 1 tbsp of Mirin.
10. Prepare 1 tbsp of Soy sauce.

The main ingredients of this dish are chicken and egg so you go and figure out where the name came from. Oyako literally means parents and children in Japanese and is a reference to two of the dish's main ingredients: chicken and egg. Oyako is a donburi, also called a don, which means rice bowl. The chicken and eggs are simmered in a flavorful broth and then the mixture is spooned over bowls of.

Japanese Oyako Don (Chicken & Egg on Rice) step by step

1. Cut the chicken into small bite size. Slice the onion in 1-2mm thick..
2. Heat the frying pan and stir fry the chicken and the onion about 1 minute. (Quickly cook the chicken on both side).
3. Put in Soup ingredients in the frying pan and heat to boil. Let it boil for 4-5 minutes with a lid..
4. Stir in the beaten egg. Cover immediately with the lid and turn the heat to low. Steam for 30 seconds and the turn off the heat..
5. Dish onto the rice and sprinkle little pieces of spring onion on top..

Oyakodon is chicken and egg in seasoned broth over rice in a bowl. Oyako means parents and children, like chicken and egg, and don (donburi) means a bowl. Cut the chicken into small bite size. The literal meaning of oyako don is parent and child rice bowl. The name reflects the fact that both chicken (the parent) and egg (the child) are simmered together in soy and bonito based sauce and served on top of a bowl of rice.

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