Classic Japanese Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl Oyakodon (親子丼)

Name: Classic Japanese Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl Oyakodon (親子丼)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Ingredients: 300g (1½ cups) cooked sushi rice; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 (100g) white onion; 200g (approx ½lb) chicken thigh (see note); 2 medium Eggs; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp mirin; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp sake (See note); 1 tsp tsuyu (Either shop-bought or you can make your own with our recipe here); 1 tbsp spring onions and/or nori (for garnish)

10 steps

Prep:5minCook:20min

Classic Japanese "Oyakodon" chicken and egg rice bowl. Sticky Japanese white rice topped with fried chicken thigh, simmered onions and fluffy egg. This dish is comforting and super quick to make!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:31:26 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories483.8 kcal (24%)

Total Fat20.7 g (30%)

Carbs51.7 g (20%)

Sugars12.9 g (14%)

Protein20.5 g (41%)

Sodium1167.4 mg (58%)

Fiber2.9 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

300gsushi rice

cooked

1 Tbspvegetable oil

100gwhite onion

200gchicken thigh

2eggs

medium

2 Tbspsoy sauce

2 Tbspmirin

1 Tbspsugar

1 Tbspsake

1 tsptsuyu

Either shop-bought or you can make your own with our recipe here

1 Tbspspring onions

or, for garnish

nori

Instructions

Step 1

First, slice the onion and cut 200g of chicken into bite size pieces.

Step 2

Break 2 eggs into a bowl and whisk.

Step 3

Heat your frying pan on medium high and add the vegetable oil. Fry the chicken in the pan until browned.

Step 4

Add the onion to the frying pan with 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp mirin, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp sake and 1 tsp of tsuyu. Cook until the sauces are reduced to half (takes approximately 5 mins).

Step 5

Pour half of the whisked egg over the chicken and onions.

Step 6

When the egg is cooked through and holding its shape, add the other half of the egg.

Step 7

Fry for about 20 seconds and turn off the heat, the 2nd half of the egg should be soft. (If you don't like runny egg you can cook it a bit longer.)

Step 8

Dish up the rice into two bowls and divide the contents of the frying pan into two, placing it on top of the rice.

Step 9

Sprinkle spring onions or nori over the top.

Step 10

Enjoy!