Thursday, January 28, 2016

Donburi (Aka... Asian Haystacks!)

chicken breasts (diced - as many as you need for the number of people you have)(also yummy with dumplings instead!)
Soy Sauce
Rice Vinegar
Sesame Oil
Garlic Powder
Veggies that are good fresh (Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Carrots, Sprouts, etc. etc.)
Rice (Brown or White)
Lettuce/Spinach (whatever greens you like in your salads)
Kewpie Toasted Creamy Sesame Dressing (Can buy on amazon or I'm sure any asian market - it's Japanese - this is the best choice - any Sesame dressing will do though)
Sriracha Sauce
Thai Sweet Chili Sauce
Optional: Ramen Noodles, Chow Mein Noodles, Boiled Eggs... just have fun with the toppings!

Okay, so with all of these ingredients it sounds a bit complicated, but once you have the dressings, they last forever, and it's so easy to throw together! Here are the instructions:

Cook the chicken in soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil to taste (I drizzle the soy sauce and rice vinegar until all of the chicken has some on it, but not so much that there's an inch of sauce. The sesame oil I just do a few drizzles over the whole thing.) Sprinkle with garlic powder.

While the chicken's cooking (or before if you want easy easy prep) slice all of the veggies in thin stick-like pieces (except the tomatoes I just dice). Then set everything out in bowls hawaiian-haystack style.

To put it all together, pick if you want a bed of rice or lettuce, put that on the bottom, and then just layer everything else that sounds good to you. Drizzle ALL three of the dressings for the most fantastic flavor, unless you can't stand any spice at all, and then skip the Sriracha. The Thai sauce is honestly not very spicy, especially if you just mix a little in. And it adds SO MUCH to this dish, so really really try not to skip it. Then dig in! Your taste buds will dance! And the great thing is that this is an easy crowd-feeder because everyone can build it how they like it.


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