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Oyakodon
🇯🇵 Japanese

Oyakodon

🇯🇵 Japanese

Parent-and-child bowl: chicken and egg simmered in soy-dashi over rice — home-style Japanese in one pan.

Prep 10 min Cook 15 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

  • Chicken300 g thighs, bite-size
  • Onion1, sliced
  • Rice3 cups cooked
  • Eggs3
  • Spring Onions2, sliced
  • Soy Sauce3 tbsp
  • Sugar1 tbsp
  • Mirin2 tbsp
  • Kombu Dashi3/4 cup

Optional extras

  • Saltpinch

Instructions

  1. 1

    Simmer sliced onion in dashi, soy, mirin and sugar.

  2. 2

    Add bite-size chicken; cook until just done.

  3. 3

    Pour beaten egg over; cover until softly set.

  4. 4

    Slide over hot rice.

  5. 5

    Scatter spring onions and serve.

Chef's tip

Use thighs for juicier meat — breasts dry out in the sweet soy broth.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Authentic Oyakodon Made Simple | Japanese Chicken & Egg Bowl · on YouTube