Soboro Don
Sweet and savory ground chicken with scrambled eggs called 'Soboro' is a famous dish for Japanese bento (lunch box). If you go to a 7-eleven in Japan, in the obento section, there is always Soboro bento box.
Ingredients
- 150 g uncooked Japanese rice This is an article about rice
- 200 ml water to make rice
For ground chicken
- 150 g ground chicken
- 1 Tablespoon sake
- 1/2 Tablespoon sugar
- 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon minced ginger
For eggs
- 2 large egg(s)
- 1 Tablespoon sake
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Topping (Optional)
- peas
- spinach
Instructions
Preparation
- Add uncooked rice to your rice cooker. Wash the rice 1-2 times with running water.
- Use a mesh strainer to remove the water and move the washed rice to your rice cooker.
- Add water and let's cook the rice!
Let's cook - after rice is cooked
- In a small sized pan or pot, turn the heat to medium. Add a thin layer of vegetable oil and ground chicken and cook until it is cooked completely.
- Add sake, sugar, and soy sauce. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until no longer liquid. Then turn the heat off, and move it to a plate or bowl for now.
- Add eggs, sake, and sugar in a medium bowl. Mix everything well.
- Use a different pan or clean the pan, Turn the heat to medium-low, and add the mixture. Cook while mixing like making small piece of scrabble eggs.
- Add salt and mix. Turn the heat off, and move it to a plate or bowl for now.
Let's eat!
- In a bento or bowl, add the cooked rice first and then put the ground chicken on the side and the scrambled eggs on the other side. If you want, add some green vegetables! I added peas for a nice touch :)
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