Oyako Donburi Recipes

Steps:

• 1. IMPORTANT NOTE: The bamboo shoot is optional as quite a few people find the aroma and taste objectionable.
• 2. Prepare 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.
• 3. Cut your chicken thigh or breast into bite size pieces, take off the skin and also try to cut off the fat.
• 4. In a large deep skillet pan add the dashi or chicken broth, shoyu, water, mirin, sugar. On medium high heat, boil to dissolve the sugar.
• 5. Add your chicken pieces, sliced round onions, sliced shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, let simmer for 15 minutes.
• 6. Add 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.
• 7. Turn 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!

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute chicken strips and onion until the chicken is cooked through, about 5 to 7 minutes. Drain off as much liquid as possible.
• Stir in the chicken broth, and simmer for 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and carrot, and let simmer for a few minutes before stirring in the sugar, soy sauce and salt. Simmer for 3 more minutes. Sprinkle in half of the green onions, stirring gently. Pour beaten eggs over the chicken mixture, and simmer until the eggs are cooked through, about 10 minutes. Serve over Japanese sticky rice.

Steps:

• Rinse the rice in 3 to 4 changes of water until the rinse water is almost clear, and drain off the rinse water. Bring the rice and 4 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Place the chicken in a nonstick skillet with a lid, and cook and stir over medium heat until the chicken is no longer pink inside and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in the onion, and cook and stir until the onion is soft, about 5 more minutes. Pour in the stock, and whisk in soy sauce, mirin, and brown sugar, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil, and let simmer until slightly reduced, about 10 minutes.
• Whisk the eggs in a bowl until well-beaten, and pour over the chicken and stock. Cover the skillet, reduce heat, and allow to steam for about 5 minutes, until the egg is cooked. Remove from heat.
• To serve, place 1 cup of cooked rice per bowl into 4 deep soup bowls, top each bowl with 1/4 of the chicken and egg mixture, and spoon about 1/2 cup of soup into each bowl.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, add chicken, peas, green onions and dashi.
• Cook for 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked.
• Add shoyu, sugar, ajinomoto and mirin; mix to blend.
• Add the eggs, mix to combine and bring to boil.
• Turn off heat and place cover on saucepan.
• Eggs should not be overcooked.
• Toast nori lightly either over a flame or on stove element.
• Crumble nori into pieces with your fingers and place in a bowl.
• Fill rice bowls with rice and pour chicken and egg mixture over top generously.
• Sprinkle with crumbled nori.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Cut the chicken breast into thin slices.
• Soak dried shiitake mushrooms in lukewarm water until soft.
• Cut off hard stems and cut in halves.
• Cut onion into thin slices.
• Chop cilantro.
• In a large skillet with a lid, mix all the simmering sauce ingredients and bring to a boil.
• Add chicken, mushrooms and onion and cook over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, or until chicken is done and onion is tender.
• Beat eggs in a small bowl, then pour over the chicken and cover with a lid.
• Cook until the egg is set, about 1 minute on low heat.
• Sprinkle cilantro on top.
• To serve: put about 1 1/4 cup of rice in a large, deep bowl and gently lay 1/4 of the chicken and egg mixture on top.
• Pour simmering sauce over and serve immediately.