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Soboro Don (Ground Chicken Bowl)

Name: Soboro Don (Ground Chicken Bowl)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: For the Seasoned Ground Chicken:; 1 tsp ginger (grated; from 1-inch, 2.5-cm knob); ½ lb ground chicken (or mince thigh meat with a knife or food processor; you can use a mix of breast and thigh meat, too); 1 Tbsp sake; 1 Tbsp mirin; 1½ Tbsp sugar (chicken soboro is normally sweet, but you can reduce the sugar by one-third if you prefer a less sweet taste); 2½ Tbsp soy sauce; For the Scrambled Eggs:; 3 large eggs (50 g each w/o shell); 1 Tbsp sugar (typically, the eggs are sweetened even more; reduce the sugar or skip if you prefer); ¼ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt; For Serving:; 2 servings cooked Japanese short-grain rice (typically 1⅔ cups (250 g) per donburi serving); 2 Tbsp green peas (cooked); pickled red ginger (beni shoga or kizami beni shoga) (optional)

Prep Time

10m

Cook Time

20m

Total Time

30m

This Soboro Don, or Ground Chicken Bowl, features seasoned ground chicken served over a bowl of Japanese short-grain rice. The chicken is flavored with ginger, sake, mirin, sugar, and soy sauce, then topped with scrambled eggs, green peas, and pickled red ginger for a savory and satisfying meal.