Japanese Chicken Scallion Rice Bowl Recipes

JAPANESE CHICKEN-SCALLION RICE BOWL

Steps:

• Place short-grain brown rice in a fine sieve and rinse throughly under cold water to remove starch.
• Combine the rice with the 2 1/2 cups cold water in a medium saucepan, bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to low; cook until all the water is absorbed, 40 minutes, let rest, covered, for 10 minutes (Alternatively, prepare instant brown rice addorfing to package directions).
• While the rice is resting, pour broth into a heavey medium saucepan, along with sugar, soy sauce and bring to boil, reduce to heat to medium-low.
• Stir egg whites and the whole egg in a small bowl until just mixed.
• Add chicken to the simmering broth; gently pour in the egg mixture, WITHOUT STIRRING,sprinkle scallions on top; when the egg starts to firm up; after about 3 minutes. stir it with chopsticks or a knife, The chicken will be cooked by now.
• Divide the rice among 4 deep soup bowls and top with the chicken mixture, enjoy.

JAPANESE CHICKEN MUSHROOM AND SCALLION RICE BOWL

Steps:

• Prepare instant brown rice according to package directions.
• Pour broth into a heavy medium saucepan, along with sugar, soy sauce and mirin. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low.
• Add mushrooms to simmering broth.
• Stir egg whites and whole egg in a small bowl until just mixed. Add chicken to the simmering broth. Gently pour in the egg mixture, without stirring. Spr When the egg starts to firm up, after about 3 minutes, stir it with chopsticks or a knife. (The chicken will be cooked by now.).
• Add water chestnuts and heat.
• Divide rice into 4 bowls.
• Ladle chicken mixture into bowls.
• Sprinkle with scallions and chili peppers.
• We prefer our scallions raw, if you like them cooked -- add at the same time as the water chestnuts.

OYAKODON (JAPANESE CHICKEN AND EGG RICE BOWL)

Steps:

• Rinse the rice in 3 to 4 changes of water until the rinse water is almost clear, and drain off the rinse water. Bring the rice and 4 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Place the chicken in a nonstick skillet with a lid, and cook and stir over medium heat until the chicken is no longer pink inside and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in the onion, and cook and stir until the onion is soft, about 5 more minutes. Pour in the stock, and whisk in soy sauce, mirin, and brown sugar, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil, and let simmer until slightly reduced, about 10 minutes.
• Whisk the eggs in a bowl until well-beaten, and pour over the chicken and stock. Cover the skillet, reduce heat, and allow to steam for about 5 minutes, until the egg is cooked. Remove from heat.
• To serve, place 1 cup of cooked rice per bowl into 4 deep soup bowls, top each bowl with 1/4 of the chicken and egg mixture, and spoon about 1/2 cup of soup into each bowl.