Soboro Don (Ground Chicken Bowl)
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Ingredient prep checklist
- Ginger: 1 inch ginger ((you'll need 1 tsp grated ginger with juice))
- Pickled Red Ginger: pickled red ginger ((optional))
Before You Start: Have 2 servings cooked Japanese short-grain rice ready. You can use a rice cooker, pot over the stove, Instant Pot, or donabe. Gather all the ingredients.
References
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- 2 servings cooked Japanese short-grain rice ((3⅓ cups or 500 g))
Full ingredient reference
- ½ lb ground chicken ((see Notes below for substitutes))
- 1 inch ginger ((you'll need 1 tsp grated ginger with juice))
- 1 Tbsp sake ((see Notes))
- 1 Tbsp mirin ((see Notes))
- 1–1½ Tbsp sugar ((use less if you prefer it less sweet))
- 2½ Tbsp soy sauce
- 3 large eggs (50 g each w/o shell)
- 1 Tbsp sugar ((why do we add it? See Notes))
- ¼ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt
- 2 servings cooked Japanese short-grain rice ((3⅓ cups or 500 g))
- 2 Tbsp green peas ((cooked))
- pickled red ginger ((optional))