Recipe: Perfect Japanese Oyako Don (Chicken & Egg on Rice)

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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.

Japanese Oyako Don (Chicken & Egg on Rice) Perfect for the working mum with young growing kids. The word 'oyako' (親�) means parent and child in Japanese. Cut the chicken into small bite size. You can cook Japanese Oyako Don (Chicken & Egg on Rice) using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

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

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

Drain off as much liquid as possible. I added about a tablespoon more soy sauce. It's the closest thing I've found to the oyako don served at local Japanese restaurants. Soy Braised Chicken and Egg on Rice Oyako Donburi Style.

Japanese Oyako Don (Chicken & Egg on Rice) instructions

  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..

It's a Japanese chicken 'n egg recipe, called "parent and child" (OYAKO). I learned it from my husband who is Japanese. —Francesca. 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. Oyako-Don (Chicken and Egg with rice) This recipe is adapted from Japanese Cooking at Home by Hideo Dekura: Oyako means "parent and child" because both chicken and egg are used in this dish.