one meal that i enjoy making and eating is oyako-don, which is a popular japanese everyday meal. it doesn't take a lot of ingredients, and it is easy to make. and not to mention filling. 

so. what is oyako-don, really? 

well, according to wikipedia:

Oyakodon (親子丼), literally "parent-and-child donburi", is a donburi, or Japanese rice bowl dish, in which chicken, egg, green onion, and other ingredients are all simmered together in a sauce and then served on top of a large bowl of rice. The name of the dish, parent and child donburi, is apoetic reflection of the fact that both chicken and egg are used in the dish.

no other explanation could be more perfect.

there are many, many different ways to make oyakodon, and ingredients vary as well. what i will be posting today is probably THE most basic recipe for a quick meal. (you know, grad student and all.) 

INGREDIENTS:

-sugar

-soy sauce

-two eggs

-chopped green onions

-sliced onions

-chicken (chopped up into an edible size)

-instant rice (or cooked rice, if you're not lazy like me)

not much, huh? i usually use chicken breast, since i buy a whole pack, season it with salt, pepper, and minced onions, and throw them in the freezer in ziplock bags. 

i did use a measuring cup, but for the spoon, i used an eating spoon. (hmm... sounds weird.)

in a frying pan, pour in a cup of water, about 2-3 spoons of soy sauce, and one spoon of sugar. turn up the heat, and let it boil!

add the sliced onions and let it broil for a while. add the chicken blocks, and turn them around so that they get evenly cooked. 

crack two eggs in a bowl. puncture the yolks once or twice, and mix them just a little bit. 

pour the eggs over the chicken and onions. i guess, like a blanket? then add the chopped onions, and cover the pan so that the eggs get boiled? broiled? poached? whatever. 

meanwhile, pop the instant rice into the microwave. 

then pour the mix over your bowl of rice, and voila! here's your oyako-don. 

yummy. 

and the appropriate expression for this kind of occasion? 

OISHII!!!