Tricolor Don

Name: Tricolor Don
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: Sake 4 Tbsp; Shredded nori seaweed (kizaminori) for garnishing; Johakuto sugar 2 Tbsp; Koikuchi soy sauce 3 Tbsp; Minced chicken 200 g (7 oz); Water 4 Tbsp; Egg yolk 1; Eggs 2; Johakuto sugar ½–1 Tbsp; Canola oil 1 tsp; Salt a pinch; Carrot 3-cm (1¼-in) length, peeled and thinly sliced; French beans 4, strings removed and diagonally sliced; Steamed rice 400 g (14 oz)

Sansyoku Don

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Donburi

By Aki Watanabe

Published 2022

About

I remember this as one of my favourite bento meals when I was young. My mother used to prepare this whenever she did not have time to cook many items on busy mornings. It is a delightfully fun mix of sweet and savoury flavours that can be whipped up quickly and easily.

Ingredients

Carrot 3-cm (1¼-in) length, peeled and thinly sliced
French beans 4, strings re

Asia
Japan
Lunch
Main course

Method

Prepare minced chicken sprinkles. Mix sake, koikuchi soy sauce, sugar and water in a pan. Stir in minced chicken. Use 2 or more cooking chopsticks for easy stirring. When well mixed, place pan over medium heat and keep stirring until chicken is cooked. Simmer until the liquid has almost evaporated. Leave to cool to room temperature.
Mix all ingredients for sweet s