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Oyakodon (Japanese Chicken and Egg Rice)
September 27th, 2012Recipes, Japanese Recipes, Recipes, Sponsorship23 Comments
Oyakodon Recipe
Serves: 2 | Prep Time: 10 Minutes | Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Ingredients:
1/4 small onion, cut into rings
8 oz chicken thigh or leg, fat trimmed and cut into bite-sized pieces
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
Scant 3/4 cup water
1 stalk scallion, cut diagonally
Sauce:
1 1/2 tablespoons Mizkan Bonito Flavored Soup Base
1 1/2 tablespoons Mizkan Honteri Mirin
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
Method:
Combine all the ingredients in the Sauce in a small bowl. Stir to combine well.
Heat up a small saucepan on high heat and bring the water to boil. Add the sliced onion, chicken, the Sauce, and cook for 2 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked. Skim off the scum.
Pour the eggs slowly in a circular motion, covering the chicken. Lower the heat to simmer and cover the saucepan with its lid. Cook for 2 minutes, or until the eggs are cooked. Add the scallions.
To serve, add steamed rice to two rice bowls and top with the simmered chicken and eggs. Serve immediately.
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“literally means parent and child bowl. I don’t know the origins of the name…”
I think it’s just because chickens (parents) lay eggs (children). That’s the way it was explained to me by a Japanese friend.
Hi BigWOWO, that’s really interesting. I like it and it makes perfect sense that chicken lays eggs and hence parent and child.
bigWOWO…you are so right! That is exactly what it means. This is one Japanese dish that my mother used to make us, growing up and I have continued to make it for my family, and now my daughter’s are making it for their families. Definitely a favorite in our family. Thanks for sharing…
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Hi AnneMarie, thanks for letting me know. I am so glad that the cookbook is popular. Where is your library? :)
Hi Bee,
My library is in San Francisco, CA.
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i want also to try this recipe . I just saw this recipe this week on Japanese channel.Look delicious there they made a side dish made of tomato ,dried wakame and cucumber with sake dressing.
I love this Oyakodon recipe & I must try this one soon. Just came from a Tokyo family vacation and we enjoyed the food so much, I’m now scouring favorite blogs for Japanese recipes to try. Glad I found yours :-)
That’s great that you like this Oyakodon recipe. Hope you get to try it soon.
Hi I like to try this Oyakodon recipe just want to ask if there is a substitute that I can use for Bonito flavored soupbase? Thanks!
You can use soy sauce but you have to make your own dashi and need bonito flakes and kombu.
:3 made it last night.. sis & mum finished it for me.. I had a hard time finding the sauce in Mid Valley (Malaysia) the other coz no staff seems to know what it is -___-”
Do you have the recipe of gyudon?
I just tried this recipe yesterday for dinner. Thanks a lot, Bee!! it’s quick and easy to make and simply delicious!!
btw do u know that i cook everyday from your cook book? lol
Hi Jinilia, thanks for your sweet comment, awww, so great to have a fan like you. :)
Your cookbook is on my xmas wish list…can’t wait to get it and try your amazing array of wonderful recipes! XOXO
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Glad I did coz now I’ve been cooking a lot using recipes from your site. This site is awesome…love the pictures.
Thank you Jean. :)
I made this tonight. It was very tasty. I do have a question though…
After the chicken has cooked, should you drain the water from the chicken? I didn’t, and after the egg was done cooking, there was still quite a bit of water in the pot. I just served it onto the rice with a slotted spoon, which drained it on-the-fly. Is this how the end product should be?
You don’t have to drain the chicken juice, since it’s very flavorful. You can eat with the rice.
Hi,
If I want to serve 6 can I X3 all ingredients, even the water?
Thank you