Meats

High-Protein Chicken & Egg Rice Bowl

Chicken

  • 4 boneless chicken thighs (about 600 g), cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1.5 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp neutral oil

Sauce

  • 3/4 cup chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp honey

To finish

  • 1 small onion, sliced
  • 4 eggs, lightly beaten
  • Green onion and toasted sesame seeds, to garnish
  • Steamed rice, to serve

Directions

  • Season the chicken with the soy sauce, oyster sauce, black pepper and cornstarch; toss to coat.
  • Mix the sauce: stir together the chicken stock, soy sauce, dark soy sauce and honey.
  • Heat the oil in a pan over medium-high and pan-fry the chicken 3-4 minutes until golden; remove and set aside.
  • Add the sliced onion to the same pan and saute 2-3 minutes until softened.
  • Pour in the sauce, return the chicken, and simmer 4-5 minutes until glossy.
  • Reduce the heat, drizzle the beaten eggs over the top, and cook about 2 minutes until just set and silky.
  • Spoon over steamed rice and top with green onion and sesame seeds.

Tiffy Cooks' 20-minute weeknight chicken-and-egg rice bowl (oyakodon-style), saved from her Instagram reel. Method from the video; the full recipe card lives at tiffycooks.com.