Oyako Donburi

Happy New Year!!!  Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu!!! 

2013 Here we come!!!!!!!

The Azuki BeaN Mamas are back to bring you more seasonal cooking ideas with a Japanese American twist.  Here’s a great recipe for cooking with your children.  We were lucky to have Chef Azuki’s mother here today, helping us make Oyako Donburi.  “Oya” means parent in Japanese and “Ko” means child.  So this is the Parent Child dish made with Chicken (Parent) and Egg (Child).  So cook up some magic with your child tonight.

 Oyako Donburi

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts, thinly sliced

1 Tbsp. oil

5 tsp. Mirin

5 tsp. Soy Sauce

½ med yellow onion

1 carrot thinly cut or julienned can make a few decorative flowers for garnish

1 Cup Spinach

5 Leaves of Napa cabbage

2/3 cup of water

3 eggs

Directions:
1.  Heat oil
2.  Saute chicken in a pan for 3 minutes
3.  Chop the onion, julienne the carrots, make a few decorative carrots
4.  Add these to your cooking chicken with mirin and soy sauce
5.  Chop spinach and napa cabbage about 1 1/2 inches pieces
6.  Add this to the pan with 2/3 cups water
7.  Saute until all the veggies start getting tender
8.  Scramble the eggs
9.  Pour the egg on top, cover and simmer
10.  After 2 minutes it should be done
11.  Put your Oyako Donburi over hot rice and ENJOY!!!!!

Wow it's done already!  It's fun cooking up some multigenerational magic in the kitchen.

Question for the day:  What came first, the chicken or the egg?