Donburi is named after a Japanese word for a bowl. This comfort dish, traditionally served in a large bowl, is a quick classic, popular in Japanese homes and restaurants around the world, including in the United States. A wide variety of donburi dishes exist, usually containing fish, meat, vegetables, or other ingredients, served over rice. This recipe is for a preparation of oyako don, a donburi dish of chicken and egg. The name of this donburi variety means “parent and child,” referring to the protein ingredients. It is made with dashi broth, a traditional Japanese fish broth.
Recipe Servings: 4
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Total Time
25 minutes
Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Kosher
Halal
Ingredients
Dashi Broth:
- 1 cup water
- ½ handful of dried bonito flakes (or 1 small pack of dried bonito flakes)
Dish:
Directions
- Bring the water to a boil.
- Add the dried bonito flakes and simmer over low heat for 2–3 minutes.
- Strain.
- In a pan, combine the dashi broth, sugar, sake, soy sauce and mirin. Heat until boiling.
- Add the onion and cook over medium heat for 1 minute. Then add the chicken pieces and continue to cook until the meat is cooked through.
- In a small bowl, beat the eggs. Pour the beaten egg over the chicken and onion in the pan. Cover and cook for 30 seconds–1 minute.
- Serve the egg and chicken over a bed of steamed rice in a large bowl. Pour the sauce over and sprinkle with green onion.
For Dashi Broth:
For Dish:
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