Authentic home cooking from Italy, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Italy as Yakitori Don - Ciotola di riso con pollo alla giapponese

Yakitori Don - Japanese Chicken Rice Bowl

Name: Yakitori Don - Japanese Chicken Rice Bowl
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: Serves 2 servings
Ingredients: 10.5 oz chicken with skin (thigh or drumstick, boneless) (300 g); 2 leeks; Cooked rice; 4 tablespoons soy sauce (60 ml); 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar (about 18 g); 1 1/2 tablespoons mirin (about 22 ml); Kinshi tamago (thinly sliced egg crepe); sheet Nori seaweed; Cayenne pepper; Beni shoga (pickled red ginger)

Junko @junko

Milano

An authentic, easy, and delicious Japanese recipe.

Donburi (often called 'don') is a traditional Japanese dish made with a large bowl of rice topped with all kinds of ingredients. 🍚🥢 Yakitori is also a classic Japanese dish ('yaki' means grilled and 'tori' means chicken). This yakitori-don is served with a teriyaki sauce that everyone loves.

An authentic, easy, and delicious Japanese recipe.

Junko @junko

Milano

An authentic, easy, and delicious Japanese recipe.

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Ingredients

25 min.

Serves 2 servings

10.5 ozchicken with skin (thigh or drumstick, boneless) (300 g)
2leeks
Cooked rice
For the teriyaki sauce
4 tablespoonssoy sauce (60 ml)
1 1/2 tablespoonssugar (about 18 g)
1 1/2 tablespoonsmirin (about 22 ml)
Optional
Kinshi tamago (thinly sliced egg crepe)
sheetNori seaweed
Cayenne pepper
Beni shoga (pickled red ginger)

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Steps

25 min.

1

Mix the ingredients for the teriyaki sauce.
2

Cut the chicken into small cubes and slice the leeks into 1 1/2- to 2-inch pieces. I used Japanese leeks. Use the green part as well.
3

Cook the chicken (with some skin) and leeks in a skillet over medium heat until they are golden brown.
4

Add the sauce to the skillet and mix well. Cook until the sauce thickens.
5

First, add the rice (I cooked mine with barley) to the bowl, then top with the chicken and leeks and drizzle with a little sauce. Serve with torn nori seaweed, kinshi tamago, cayenne pepper, and beni shoga as you like.

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Published in the US on November 11, 2025 08:00

Milano

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