Oyako Danbury Chicken N Egg On Rice Food

OYAKO DONBURI - A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE DISH

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!

CHICKEN AND EGG ON RICE (OYAKO DONBURI)

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.

OYAKO DANBURY (CHICKEN-'N-EGG ON RICE)

Steps:

• Mix (do not beat) eggs in a bowl with chopsticks or a fork; set aside.
• Cut boned chicken into 1/4-inch pieces. (Leftover cooked chicken can be used.)
• Wash and clean onions; cut diagonally into 1-inch lengths.
• Combine the ingredients for sauce in saucepan; bring to a gentle boil over medium heat. Add chicken and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
• Add onion and simmer 1 minute longer.
• Stir eggs and pour gently in a steady stream around chicken. Let eggs spread naturally; do not stir.
• Keep heat at medium-high until the eggs start to bubble at the edges. Stir once.
• Before the eggs are completely set, scoop a portion of the eggs, chicken and sauce over hot rice in a deep soup bowl.
• Serve immediately.
• Good with hot green tea.

OYAKODON (JAPANESE CHICKEN AND EGG RICE BOWL)

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.

OYAKO DONBURI (CHICKEN AND EGG ON RICE)

Steps:

• In a large skillet with lid, mix water, soy sauce, mirin and sugar; bring to a boil.
• Add chicken and onion; cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, or until chicken and onions are cooked.
• Beat eggs in a small bowl; pour over chicken and cover with lid.
• Cook until egg is set (do not touch the egg during this time), about 1 minute.
• Serve over rice.