Unique teambuilding events - click here

Posted on 12th Jul 2025

Karaage Don

A Japanese fried chicken rice bowl with a delicious onsen egg!

Cuisine

Time

1 hour mins

Servings

1-2 people

Most popular
recipe

Ingredients

For the Chicken Marinade:

  • 3 chicken thighs, boneless & skinless, cut into bite-sized chunks
  • 4 cloves garlic, grated
  • 1-inch ginger, grated
  • 1 tbsp mirin
  • 1 tbsp Japanese cooking sake (or rice wine)
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 egg

For the Coating & Frying:

  • Potato starch (or cornflour)
  • Neutral oil for deep frying

For the Onsen Egg:

  • 1 egg
  • Boiling water

Other Ingredients: 

  • Cooked Japanese short-grain rice
  • Handful of finely shredded cabbage
  • Spring onions, sliced
  • Kewpie mayonnaise
  • Shichimi togarashi (Japanese chili spice)

Method

Make the Onsen Egg

  • Bring a pot of water to a boil.
  • Turn off the heat and carefully lower in the egg. Let it sit for 6-7 minutes.
  • Remove and let it cool naturally (no ice bath needed).

Prepare the Chicken

  • In a bowl, mix the chicken with garlic, ginger, mirin, sake, and soy sauce.
  • Crack in the egg, mix well, and let it marinate for at least 10 minutes (or a couple of hours for extra flavour).

High quality products

School of Wok Apron(12322067) School of Wok Apron(12322067)

£16.00

Cleaver and Wok Hamper Cleaver and Wok Hamper

£55.00

Bamboo Chopsticks (12322019) Bamboo Chopsticks (12322019)

£12.00

Bamboo Steamer (12322011) Bamboo Steamer (12322011)

£45.00

Pestle and mortar Pestle and mortar

£35.00

THE SCHOOL OF WOK COOKBOOK THE SCHOOL OF WOK COOKBOOK

£20.00