Recipes · Japanese · Main Courses

Oyakodon

One serving has 617 kcal and 41 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (99%), choline (85%), phosphorus (74%), riboflavin (68%), cobalamin (66%) and pyridoxine (65%). Ready in 20 minutes.

Oyakodon
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  • Preparation: 5 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (578 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: alcohol, celery, egg, fish, gluten, poultry, soy

Ingredients

  • 100 g Chicken thighs
  • 100 g Egg
  • 60 g Onion
  • 80 g Dashi
  • 15 g Soy sauce
  • 15 g Mirin
  • 3 g Sugar
  • 200 g Cooked short-grain rice
  • 5 g Green onions

Method

  1. Simmer the sliced onion in the dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar for 3 minutes.
  2. Add bite-size chicken pieces and simmer for 5 minutes until cooked.
  3. Pour in the lightly beaten eggs, cover and cook for 1 minute so they stay soft.
  4. Slide everything over a bowl of rice and top with green onions.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy617 kcal29%
Carbohydrates75.2 g
Water435 mL
Fiber1.3 g4%
Protein40.5 g84%
Tryptophan0.45 g
Threonine1.7 g
Isoleucine1.8 g
Leucine3.2 g
Lysine3 g
Methionine1.1 g
Cystine0.6 g
Phenylalanine1.7 g
Tyrosine1.4 g
Valine2.1 g
Histidine1 g
Fat14.7 g
Monounsaturated5.4 g
Polyunsaturated3.2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.15 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.08 g
Omega-62.4 g
Saturated4.5 g
Trans-Fats0.06 g
Cholesterol466 mg
Calcium111 mg11%
Copper0.35 mg39%
Iron3.5 mg20%
Magnesium69.9 mg23%
Manganese0.83 mg46%
Phosphorus517 mg74%
Potassium668 mg14%
Selenium54.6 µg99%
Sodium1,314 mg
Zinc4 mg50%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.2 mg18%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.75 mg68%
Niacin (vitamin B3)8 mg57%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)2.4 mg48%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.84 mg65%
Folate (vitamin B9)74.9 µg19%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.6 µg66%
Choline361 mg85%
Vitamin A170 µg24%
Vitamin C5.4 mg7%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)83 IU14%
Vitamin E1.4 mg9%
Vitamin K13.9 µg16%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

1.1 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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