In Japanese oyako literally means “parents and children” and don is short for “donburi,” which is food served on top of rice in a bowl. This recipe calls for boiled chicken covered with beaten egg (hence the “parent/child” metaphor). Many udon restaurants serve Oyakodon in Japan.
Yield: 2 servings
Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 0.4 lb of chopped chicken
- 1/2 medium onion (sliced)
- 2 beaten eggs
Spices
- 3 tsp mirin
- 3 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sake
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp hon-dashi
(soup stock powder)
- 2 tsp chopped seaweed (optional)
Preparation
- Boil 1 cup of water in frying pan, add hondashi
- Add mixed spices (mirin, soy sauce, sake and sugar) then mix in onion and chicken
- After the mixture boils, cover for 5 minutes over medium heat
- Drizzle egg over mixture and cover again for 30 seconds on high (longer if you prefer your eggs well done)
- Serve in a bowl over steamed rice
- Sprinkle seaweed on top(if desired)





























Oh my goodness. Your site is really nice. Makes me hungry alot though… lol ^_^
Thanks so much! Hope you have a chance to try one of the recipes!
外人さんがお腹をすかせてらっしゃるの~(笑)
I made this for dinner last night. It was a hit, even my 2-year-old daughter loved it. Thanks so much.
Really?! I glad to hear that! I have loved it since I was a child too!
i tried your receipe and it turns out very delicious………….thanks a lot
That’s great! Glad you liked it!!