[RECIPE] Teriyaki Chicken Don

Teriyaki Chicken Don is a delicious comforting Japanese rice bowl, combining tender, sweet, and savory teriyaki-glazed chicken with fluffy, warm rice. The rich sauce soaks into the rice, balancing with creamy mayonnaise, enhancing each bite with extra flavor. Don’t forget to drizzle some of the sauce over the rice before placing the chicken - it’s the secret to making this dish irresistible! 

Recipe: 

Serving: 2

Time: 20 minutes 

Ingredients: 

• 2 cups Cooked rice (Rice Options)

• ½ lb Chicken thigh

• 2 pcs Scallion

• Cooking oil

• Salt 

Teriyaki Sauce

• 2 tbsp Sake

• 2 tbsp Mirin

• 1 & ½ tbsp Soy sauce

• 1/2 tbsp Sugar 

Toppings

• Mayonnaise

• Boiled Eggs 

Instructions: 

1. Prepare freshly steamed rice.

2. Cook boiled eggs – add eggs in boiled water, cook for 8 minutes for soft-boiled eggs.

3. Slice the scallions for garnish.

4. Cut chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces and lightly season with salt.

5. In a hot frying pan, heat a little cooking oil. Sear the chicken pieces for about 2 minutes on the skin side, flip the meat, then cover with a lid and cook for another 3 - 4 minutes.

6. Add scallions, sake, mirin, soy sauce, and sugar into the pan, letting the chicken simmer until the sauce thickens and coats the chicken.

7. Add rice to a serving bowl, add some teriyaki sauce on the rice, top with the teriyaki chicken, a drizzle of mayonnaise, and a soft-boiled egg for a delicious finishing touch.

RECIPE by Azusa