Sunday, December 19, 2010

Japanese For Dinner?


So as most of you know I love to cook new things!! I really enjoying finding a random recipe on the internet and just making it. So fun! Well, as you can imagine moving to Japan has really changed my recipes a bit:) So, I thought I would share with you every once in a while a recipe I have learned while over here and maybe a few of you would be interested in trying it yourself! So, here is my first post on Japanese cooking!!!

Oyakodon

Oyako means parents and children in Japanese, and oyakodon is a traditional Japanese rice bowl topped with simmered chicken and egg. (about.com)

Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:

* 4 cup steamed rice
* 3/4 lb chicken thighs or chicken breasts, bite-size pieces
* 1 onion, thinly sliced
* 1 2/3 cups soup stock (dashi)
* 7 Tbsp soy sauce
* 4 Tbsp mirin
* 3 Tbsp sugar
* 4 eggs

Preparation:

1. Cook steamed rice.
2. Put dashi soup stock in a large skillet and put on medium heat.
3. Add soy sauce, mirin, and sugar in the soup.
4. Put chicken and simmer on low heat for a few minutes.
5. Add onion slices and simmer for a few more minutes.
6. Lightly beat eggs in a bowl.
7. Bring the soup to a boil, and pour the eggs over chicken and onion.
8. Turn the heat down to low and cover with a lid.
9. After one minute, turn off the heat.
10. Put steamed rice into deep serving bowls, then serve simmered chicken and egg on top.

Well, hope you enjoy it!! Did you end up giving it a try? If you did I would love to hear about it...just leave a comment here!!

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