Soboro Don (Ground Chicken Bowl)

Name: Soboro Don (Ground Chicken Bowl)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 tsp ginger ((grated, with juice; from a 1-inch, 2.5-cm knob)); ½ lb ground chicken ((or mince thigh meat with a knife or food processor; you can use a mix of breast and thigh meat, too)); 1 Tbsp sake; 1 Tbsp mirin; 1½ Tbsp sugar ((or 1 Tbsp if you prefer it less sweet)); 2½ Tbsp soy sauce; 3 large eggs (50 g each w/o shell); 1 Tbsp sugar ((typically, we make the eggs even sweeter than this; if you prefer, reduce the sugar or skip)); ¼ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt; 2 servings cooked Japanese short-grain rice ((typically 1⅔ cups (250 g) per donburi serving)); 2 Tbsp green peas ((cooked)); pickled red ginger (beni shoga or kizami beni shoga) ((optional))

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:20min

With sweet-savory ground chicken and scrambled eggs on top of steamed rice, Soboro Don (Ground Chicken Bowl) is a Japanese comfort meal for both kids and adults!

Updated at: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 02:35:14 GMT