Rice Bowls (Donburi) – Norecipes - Elevating Everyday Meals

Best Oyakodon (Chicken & Egg Rice Bowl)

Marc Matsumoto — Sun, 15 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000

I know the term "best" is subjective, but after experimenting with different methods for making Oyako Donburi for over a dozen years, I can confidently say this is the best Oyakodon recipe for most people. That's because it recreates the tastes and textures of Oyakodon from high-end restaurants in Japan using chicken and eggs that...

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How to Make Ikura

Marc Matsumoto — Sun, 10 Sep 2023 14:30:33 +0000

The briny burst of flavor as ikura pops in your mouth is as addictive as it is satisfying, but have you ever wondered how it's made? Autumn is the spawning season for salmon and trout; when they return to the rivers they were born in, bellies packed with eggs. If you go salmon fishing or...

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Tamago Kake Gohan (Egg on Rice)

Marc Matsumoto — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Tamago Kake Gohan (卵かけご飯), affectionately known as TKG, is the ultimate Japanese breakfast comfort food which translates to "egg on rice." There are dozens of variations that run from whipping the egg white into a meringue to curing the egg yolk in soy sauce, but what they all share in common is a fresh, high-quality...

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Shrimp Rice Bowl

Marc Matsumoto — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Rich and brimming with umami, the complex flavors of this Shrimp Rice Bowl belies its exquisite simplicity. Once you know a few tricks, shrimp is an easy protein to cook, yet it's packed with loads of flavor. My modern interpretation of this classic Japanese rice bowl takes the best of both worlds by melding the...

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Roast Beef Donburi

Marc Matsumoto — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 15:42:14 +0000

Wagyu Roast Beef Don (ローストビーフ丼) Roast beef has been around in Japan for over 150 years, but this modern take on the beef bowl has been rising in popularity over the past decade. With thinly sliced sheets of melt-in-your-mouth wagyu atop a mound of rice drizzled with a savory sweet onion sauce and spicy wasabi...

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Stamina Pork Bowl

Marc Matsumoto — Sun, 29 May 2022 14:28:25 +0000

Stamina Pork Bowl (すた丼 - Sutadon) Sutadon, or Stamina Donburi, is a style of pork bowl developed by a ramen shop in Kunitachi, Tokyo, in the 1970s. The late Chef Hashimoto, who owned Sapporo Ramen, is quoted as saying he wanted to create a "cheap and delicious bowl that young people could eat until they...

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Poke Bowl

Marc Matsumoto — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Easy Homemade Poke Bowl Poke Bowls have become popular in restaurants worldwide, but they're super easy to make at home, and they shouldn't take more than ten minutes to prepare, assuming you have some cooked rice. For my Poke Bowl recipe, I marinate cubes of fresh tuna with sweet onions, soy sauce, and toasted sesame...

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Chaliapin Steak Don

Marc Matsumoto — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 14:00:00 +0000

Chaliapin Steak Don (シャリアピンステーキ丼) Although it has a Western-sounding name, Chaliapin Steak was created in Tokyo about 85 years ago. Since then, it's become an overlooked staple of yōshoku (Western cuisine) in Japan. Recently, it's come back into the spotlight thanks to a few episodes of Food Wars (食劇のソーマ Shokugeki No Soma), which prominently features...

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Vegan Unagi Don

Marc Matsumoto — Sun, 03 Oct 2021 15:31:16 +0000

Vegan Unagi Don (うなぎもどき丼 - Unagi Modoki Don) After the introduction of Buddhism to Japan, the consumption of animal products was banned for about 1200 years. This led to the invention of a wide variety of meat and fish substitutes, and unagi is no exception. While there are various methods to make vegan unagi, I've...

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Seafood Chirashi Sushi (海鮮ちらし寿司)

Marc Matsumoto — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 13:27:42 +0000

Chirashi Sushi (ちらし寿司) Chirashi Sushi is a traditional style of Japanese sushi that's probably the inspiration behind most modern sushi bowls. With sushi rice topped with a scattering of colorful toppings, it's an easy, flexible way of making sushi at home using the ingredients that are available to you. That's why this Chirashi bowl was...

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