# Oyakodon - Chicken Omlette Rice

Oyakodon is a simple Japanese comfort food that literally stands for "father and son rice bowl".

- Total time: 2 min
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 unit chicken thigh
- onions
- 3 units eggs
- Hon Dashi (fish broth)
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 spoon mirin
- 1 spoon brown sugar
- salt
- water

## Instructions

1. Mix the Hon Dashi with hot water to create a fish soup base.
2. Add 5 tablespoons of the dashi soup base to a bowl.
3. Add a little less than 1 tablespoon of soy sauce to the bowl.
4. Add 1 spoon of mirin to the bowl.
5. Add 1 spoon of brown sugar to the bowl and mix well to create the sauce base.
6. Beat the eggs well with chopsticks.
7. Put the sliced onions in a pan with some oil and caramelize them.
8. Season the onions with a little salt.
9. Add the chicken to the pan with the onions, spreading them out evenly.
10. Season the chicken with a little salt.
11. Once the chicken is about 80-90% cooked through, pour the sauce base over the chicken and onions.
12. Pour the beaten eggs over the chicken and onions, covering everything.
13. Cover the pan and let it sit on medium-low heat for about a minute and a half.

## Equipment

- pan
- pot
- bowl
- chopsticks
- spoon
- cover

## Tips

- Beat the eggs with chopsticks, it is better than a fork.
- Don't cook the chicken and onions all the way, just give it a nice glaze.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMLWg56D/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e9d434d5-3f59-46e6-8257-9959412ae0ff
- Extracted: 2025-09-24

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