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Chicken Soboro Don

A colorful, charming bento staple featuring three seasoned toppings over a comforting bed of rice: sweet-savory chicken ground meat, fluffy scrambled eggs, and bright green peas.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Main Dishes
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g Ground chicken or turkeyn2 tbsp Soy saucen1.5 tbsp Mirinn1 tbsp Saken1 tbsp Sugarn1 tsp Grated gingern3 Eggsn1 tsp Mirin (for egg)nA pinch of Saltn1/3 cup Boiled green peas or edamamen2 bowls Hot cooked rice

Instructions
 

  • Step 1: In a small saucepan before turning on the heat, combine ground chicken, soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar, and grated ginger.
  • Mix well with 4 chopsticks to break up clumps.nStep 2: Place the saucepan over medium-low heat.
  • Stir continuously with the chopsticks until the chicken is completely cooked, crumbly, and the liquid has mostly evaporated.nStep 3: In another clean saucepan off heat, whisk the eggs with 1 tsp mirin and a pinch of salt.nStep 4: Cook the eggs over low heat, whisking constantly with 4 chopsticks to create tiny, fluffy, scrambled egg crumbs.nStep 5: Fill bowls with hot rice.
  • Divide the surface visually into sections and neatly spoon the savory chicken soboro, golden egg crumbles, and green peas on top in a beautiful pattern.

Notes

"💡 Omotenashi Tip: Using a bundle of 4 chopsticks to stir the chicken and egg creates the signature fine, crumbly, restaurant-style texture!"
Keyword Bento, Chicken, Rice Bowl
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