OYAKO DONBURI

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This is a popular (at least in Hawaii) Japanese dish which is often served at restaurants in individual bowls. Oyako means mother and child, hence the main ingredients, chicken and eggs.

Provided by Vicki Butts (lazyme)

Categories     Chicken

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 Tbsp vegetable oil
3/4 lb skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into strips
1/2 onion, thinly sliced
1 c chicken broth
6 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked until soft, then sliced into strips
1 carrot, julienned
2 Tbsp white sugar
4 Tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c green onions, chopped
5 eggs, beaten

Steps:

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

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