Creamy egg and chicken rice bowls
- Prepare
- less than 30 mins
- Cook
- 10 to 30 mins
- Serve
- Serves 2
A protein-packed dish brimming with Japanese flavours like dashi, mirin and soy.
Each serving provides 479 kcal, 44.1g protein, 26.8g carbohydrate (of which 7.5g sugars), 21g fat (of which 5.3g saturates), 1.3g fibre and 4.11g salt.
By Ping Coombes
Ingredients
For the rice bowl
- 150g/5½oz sushi rice
- 2 chicken thighs, skin removed and boneless, cut into 2.5cm/1in cubes
- 3 large free-range eggs, at room temperature
- handful fresh coriander, roughly chopped
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- salt
- pickled ginger or any pickled vegetables of your choice, to serve (optional)
For the broth
Method
To make the rice bowl, rinse the rice twice with cold water and place in a saucepan. Make sure the rice is level and place your little finger on top of the rice. Fill with cold water until it reaches your first knuckle.
Bring to the boil over a high heat. Turn the heat down to medium and cook until there are grains of rice emerging at the top and bubbles forming, with most of the water gone. Cover and turn the heat down to the lowest setting. Leave to cook for 8 minutes. Turn the heat off completely and leave the lid on until ready to serve.
Season the chicken with salt and set aside.
Crack the eggs into a bowl. Add the coriander and lightly beat the eggs. Set aside.
To make the broth, mix all the ingredients and 100ml/3½fl oz water in a bowl. Set aside.
Heat the oil in a small frying pan and cook the chicken until golden-brown all over and cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside.
Pour the broth into the pan that was used for the chicken. Add the onion, bring to the boil and cook for 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium (so the broth is gently simmering) and add the chicken pieces, dotting them around the pan. Cook for 1–2 minutes.
Carefully pour the egg mixture around the chicken in the pan (use a spoon to guide it) and cook for 2–3 minutes. The eggs should be just set and still slightly runny, creating a creamy omelette texture.
Divide the rice between two bowls. Spoon the chicken and egg mixture on top of the rice and serve with the pickled ginger, if using.
