Ground Chicken Bowl

It’s not a surprise we love Japanese food. We are always looking for new recipes that everyone in the family enjoys. This is a great one that is easy enough for a weeknight and filled with protein and our daughter’s second favorite vegetable, peas.

Ground Chicken Bowl

This is a revised version of Soboro Don a delicious, easy protein filled Japanese dish.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Japanese

Servings 3 people

Ingredients

  

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For Ground Chicken

• 1 Tbsp Sesame Oil
• ½ to 1 lb ground chicken
• 1 tsp ginger We use the ginger in the squeeze bottle, it can be hard to find good fresh ginger here.
• 1 Tbsp sake
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1 Tbsp mirin
• 2 Tbsp soy sauce Dark soy adds a great depth of flavor to this dish

For Scrambled Eggs

• 2 large eggs
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1 Tbsp sesame oil

To Serve

• 2 cups cooked rice
• ¼ cup green peas
• 1 Tbsp sesame seeds

Instructions

 

• Heat the sesame oil in a non-stick frying pan on medium heat, and cook the chicken until cooked through. Tip: cook without breaking until browned, then flip and cook until browned again. Then break it up.
• Add sake, sugar, and mirin.
• Add the ginger (Be careful! The ginger may pop!)
• Cook until the liquid is almost gone. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
• Beat the eggs in a small bowl and add sugar. Mix well until sugar is completely dissolved.
• Heat oil in the frying pan over medium-low heat and pour in the egg mixture.
• Break the egg into small pieces. When it’s cooked through, transfer to another bowl.
• To serve add some rice to a bowl. Then add the chicken, egg and peas. You can use sesame seeds as a garnish.

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