I love ordering this chicken dish at Japanese restaurants. But this rarely happens anymore because I have found it incredibly quick and easy to make at home. It definitely makes it into our regular rotation especially on really busy days. You’ll love how delicious this quick meal is. Just make sure you get your rice started before you begin.

Makes 2-3 servings

Ingredients

4 boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1½ inch pieces
½ onion, sliced
¾ cup dashi (¾ teaspoon dashi powder, ¾ cup hot water)
3 tablespoons dark soy sauce
3 tablespoons mirin
1 tablespoon sugar
2 green onions, sliced and divided
2 eggs, lightly beaten

For Serving
1 large bowl cooked Japanese rice
furikake

Instructions

  1. In a medium frying pan, stir in dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar. Heat the mixture on medium heat. Add onions and cook for 2 minutes.
  2. Add chicken and cook for 3-4 minutes. Turn the pieces over and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
  3. Pour the egg over the mixture and cook for another 30 seconds, sprinkle ⅔ of the green onions on top. Cook until the egg is just set or until your desired doneness. Turn off the heat and let it rest for a minute.
  4. In a large serving bowl, add rice. Carefully pour mixture over rice. Sprinkle it with the remaining green onions and furikake.
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5 from 2 votes

Oyakodon Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl

I love ordering this chicken dish at Japanese restaurants. But this rarely happens anymore because I have found it incredibly quick and easy to make at home. It definitely makes it into our regular rotation especially on really busy days. You’ll love how delicious this quick meal is. Just make sure you get your rice started before you begin.
Prep Time2 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Keyword: chicken, egg, rice
Servings: 2 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless chicken thighs cut into 1½ inch pieces
  • ½ onion sliced
  • ¾ cup dashi ¾ teaspoon dashi powder, ¾ cup hot water
  • 3 tablespoons dark soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons mirin
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 green onions sliced and divided
  • 2 eggs lightly beaten

For Serving

  • 1 large bowl cooked Japanese rice
  • furikake

Instructions

  • In a medium frying pan, stir in dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar. Heat the mixture on medium heat. Add onions and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Add chicken and cook for 3-4 minutes. Turn the pieces over and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
  • Pour the egg over the mixture and cook for another 30 seconds, sprinkle ⅔ of the green onions on top. Cook until the egg is just set or until your desired doneness. Turn off the heat and let it rest for a minute.
  • In a large serving bowl, add rice. Carefully pour mixture over rice. Sprinkle it with the remaining green onions and furikake.

2 Comments

  • 5 stars
    Looking forward to making this soon. I, too love ordering this dish at the restaurant but now you shared with us the secret to making this yummy entree at home. Thanks for your videos.

  • 5 stars
    Delicious!!! Light, easy to make!
    We couldn’t find any Dashi so I made homemade chicken stock and then simmered shiitaki mushrooms in that for about 45 min. Then preceeded with the recipe. The Furikake and fresh green scallions were a delicious finish, pretty too!

    Thank you@

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