Oyakudon

Oyakudon is one of the easiest and simplest dinner that I cook for my family. It is one of the Japanese donburi dishes or rice bowl dishes that have meat and vegetables simmered together over rice. It is made of chicken and eggs...and that's how the name "Oyaku" was derived (mother & child in Japanese). I used to think that it means a dish prepared by a mother for her child ;)


I happened to come across this oyakudon ready-made seasoning at the supermarket a few months ago. The cooking instructions are in Japanese...somehow, from the pictures printed at the back of the box, I managed to figure out how to made this dish. It turns out to be a very simple and delicious meal. I topped the oyakudon with some furikake rice seasoning that comes in these cute Cinnamoroll packaging. This is great for busy mummies who want to cook a quick and simple meal for the family.

Ingredients:
(serves 3 ~ 4)

2 chicken drumsticks, de-boned and cut into bite sizes
2 onions, sliced
3 eggs
cooked rice

Here's how you do it:

1. Stir fry onions with some oil in a saucepan. Add in the chicken and stir fry till the meat turns white.
2. Add in 1 cup of water and 2 or 3 packets of oyakudon seasoning (one packet is for 1 serving). Let it simmer till chicken is done.
3. Add in lightly beaten eggs gradually. Once the eggs begin to solidify, turn off the heat and cover the saucepan. The remaining heat will ensure the eggs are just done.
4. Pour over cooked rice and serve immediately. Top with furikake rice seasoning, or seaweed as desired.
   
   Here's my version of a simple and yummy oyakudon.