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Tanindon (Japanese Pork and Egg Rice Bowl)

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Author Yuto Omura
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients 
 

Instructions 

  • Place 250 g thinly sliced pork in a bowl and sprinkle with 1 pinch salt and 1 tbsp all-purpose flour. Mix until the pork has a thin, even coat.
    thinly sliced pork coated in thin layer of flour in a mixing bowl
  • Heat a frying pan on medium and add 1 tsp cooking oil. Once hot, add the pork and arrange it in a single layer. Fry until both sides are lightly golden. Once done, transfer the pork to a plate and set aside for later.
    thinly sliced pork frying in a pan
  • Using the same pan, add 3 tbsp mirin, 2 tsp sugar, 1 tsp dashi granules and 120 ml water. Mix well until the sugar and dashi granules have dissolved, then add 2 fresh shiitake mushroom, ½ yellow onions and 1 Japanese leek (naganegi). Simmer until the onions have softened.
    frying sliced Japanese leek (naganegi), yellow onion and fresh shiitake mushrooms in a pan
  • Add the pork back to the pan and drizzle 2 tbsp Japanese light soy sauce (usukuchi shoyu). Mix to evenly disperse.
    cooked thinly sliced pork with Japanese leek, yellow onions and shiitake mushroom slices in a black frying pan
  • Separate 3 pasteurized egg so that the whites and yolks are in separate bowls. Lightly whisk the whites and pour them around the pan. Cover with a lid and steam the egg for 1 minute.
    steaming egg in pan with pork and vegetables using lid on frying pan
  • After 1 minute, whisk the yolks and pour them around the pan. Continue to cook until the yolks are cooked to your liking (cover with a lid if you don't like runny yolks).
    poured egg yolk over pork, vegetables and steamed egg whites to make tanin don
  • Dish up 2 portions cooked Japanese short-grain rice and divide the contents of the pan over the top. Drizzle any leftover sauce from the pan and garnish with broccoli sprouts, finely chopped green onions and red pickled ginger (benishoga) (optional).
    Tanin Don (Japanese pork and egg rice bowl) in a striped bowl topped with red pickled ginger and chopped green onions
  • Enjoy!