oyako donburi - a traditional japanese dish
Here is a traditional japanese dish that I consider "comfort food". It is also a favorite dish in Hawaii. Whenever I make this and sit down to cuddle up with my bowl of Oyako Donburi, I am totally embraced with memories of my mom's love. Oyako means - mother and child, so goes to say, chicken and egg. Donburi means - rice bowl. So the dish literally means chicken and eggs in a bowl, served over hot rice. The photo is not my own but to give you an idea of what is looks like. It's a bit much as you cannot see the hot rice below.
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yield
2 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound lean bite size chicken pieces
- 2 cups dashi or chicken broth
- 1/2 cup shoyu (soy sauce)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon mirin - japanese sweet cooking wine
- 3 to 4 tablespoons sugar
- 1 - small round onion, thinly sliced
- 4 to 5 - medium size shiitake mushroom, sliced
- 2 to 3 - medium size takenoko (bamboo shoots) optional
- 4 - eggs
- 2 - green onion stalks, chopped
- 3 cups hot rice
How To Make oyako donburi - a traditional japanese dish
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Step 1IMPORTANT NOTE: The bamboo shoot is optional as quite a few people find the aroma and taste objectionable.
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Step 2Prepare your shiitake mushrooms by soaking it in water, it must be reconstituted. The amount of time differs, but when it becomes pliable then squeeze the excess water out and slice it thinly.
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Step 3Cut your chicken thigh or breast into bite size pieces, take off the skin and also try to cut off the fat.
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Step 4In a large deep skillet pan add the dashi or chicken broth, shoyu, water, mirin, sugar. On medium high heat, boil to dissolve the sugar.
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Step 5Add your chicken pieces, sliced round onions, sliced shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, let simmer for 15 minutes.
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Step 6Add slightly beaten eggs in the center of the pan and let simmer for another 5 to 10 minutes, it really depends how cooked you want the eggs to be.
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Step 7Turn off the heat and sprinkle some green onions over the egg and slightly mix everything together. Put your hot rice in a bowl and spoon your Oyako Donburi over the rice. Yummmmm . . . enjoy!
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