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Oyakodon recipe

Oyakodon in rice cooker

This easy rice cooker Oyakodon is a one-pot take on the classic Japanese chicken and egg rice bowl. Just add the ingredients, press start, and enjoy a comforting, flavorful meal with minimal effort. Perfect for busy weeknights!
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Prep Time:5 minutes
Rice cooker time:55 minutes
Course: Appetizer, bento, Breakfast, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: Japanese
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Servings: 4 people

Equipment

  • 1 Rice cooker
  • onigiri mold optional

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups uncooked medium grain rice 2 rice cooker cups
  • 1 cup filtered water about 1.25 rice cooker cups
  • 3/4 lb chicken thigh about 4 chicken thigh cubed
  • 1 cup water
  • 4 tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp mirin
  • 3 tbsp sake
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp dashi powder

Egg

  • 5 eggs
  • 1 tsp dashi powder
  • 1/2 tsp mirin
  • 1/2 tsp sugar

Instructions

  • Wash the rice thoroughly and add it to the rice cooker bowl.
  • Add sauce ingredients: soy sauce, mirin, sake, dashi powder, and sugar
  • Add water to the 2 mark on the rice cooker or about 1 cup of water. It will be 1:1 ratio of rice to liquids (water + soy sauce + mirin + sake)
  • Layer the sliced onion and chopped chicken evenly over the rice and sauce mixture
  • Close the lid and press "Cook" (use the regular white rice setting). Let the rice cooker run its full cycle (usually 30–55 minutes).
  • Prepare the egg mixture by mixing eggs, dashi powder, mirin, and sugar. Whisk gently and set aside until rice is ready.
  • Once the cooking cycle is complete, quickly pour the beaten egg mixture over the top.
  • Close the lid and let the residual heat cook the eggs for 5–8 minutes, until just set but still slightly soft. If it doesn't cook you can press the cook button for additional 5 minutes.
  • Fluff gently to mix, and garnish with chopped green onion, nori strips, or shichimi togarashi (optiona).
  • Scoop into bowls and serve as-is. Or make it into onigiri.
  • To make onigiri, I am using a mold
  • Add nori strip to onigiri
  • Take this on-the-go, as a snack, or as a side for lunch, and enjoy!