Our number 1 pick for this dishOyako-don (Chicken and Egg on Rice)
Tender chicken and silky eggs simmered in sweet soy broth and served over steaming rice.
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The best oyakodon recipes
Oyakodon is the gentle 'parent-and-child' rice bowl: chicken and egg simmered together in a sweet dashi-soy broth and slid over hot rice while the egg is still soft. It is quick, homely and forgiving, and the best recipes get the egg to that just-set, silky stage.
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Oyakodon (Japanese Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl) - Easy Weeknight Recipe
Silky egg and tender chicken simmered in a savory dashi broth over rice. Requires patience with temperature control but rewards with comfort food perfection.
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Easy Oyakodon (Chicken and Egg Bowl) (Video)
Silken eggs and tender chicken in savory broth over rice, a classic Japanese comfort bowl finished in under 20 minutes.
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Common questions about oyakodon
What does oyakodon mean?
Oyakodon means 'parent-and-child bowl', a nod to its two main ingredients, chicken and egg, cooked together in a sweet-savoury broth and served over rice.
How should the egg be cooked in oyakodon?
The egg is added at the end and cooked only until softly set and slightly runny, so it stays silky and glossy rather than firm. It carries the broth into the rice.
What broth is used?
A simple simmering broth of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar, in which the sliced chicken and onion cook before the beaten egg goes in.