How to Make Hiroki San’s Soboro Don

Hiroki San, a Japanese-inspired restaurants in Detroit’s Book Tower, shares its recipe for Soboro Don for you to try at home.
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Photograph by Rebecca Simonov

Ingredients

Steamed Rice

  • 4 cups sushi-grade rice
  • 4 cups water

Soba Soy

  • 1/2 cup sake
  • 3/4 cup mirin
  • 3 1/3 cups dashi broth
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup shoyu (dark soy sauce)

Chicken Soboro

  • 2 pounds ground chicken
  • 1/4 cup sake
  • 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup shoyu

Directions

Steamed Rice

  1. Wash the rice about three times while gently moving the rice around in a bowl. The water should be clear after rinsing and washing the rice the third time.
  2. Add the water and rice to a rice cooker. Allow rice to cook per instructions.

Soba Soy

  1. Gently heat sake, mirin, dashi, and sugar over medium-low heat until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat and add in the shoyu.

Chicken Soboro

  1. In a pot filled with water, add ground chicken and bring to a simmer. Cook for about five minutes to remove the fat from the chicken.
  2. Drain the chicken and discard the water. Add the sake to a pan followed by the cooked chicken. Bring to a boil, then add the sugar. Cook until most of the moisture has been released. Once the pan is almost dry, add the shoyu and cook for 1 more minute, being careful not to burn the shoyu.
  3. In a bowl, add steamed rice, top with the chicken soboro and the soba soya to taste. Optionally top with poached egg, pickled ginger, and nori.

Hiroki-San is located at . Call 313-597-8344 or visit . Plus, be sure to check out hourdetroit.com for even more recipes from area restaurants including Prime 29 Steakhouse鈥檚 jumbo lump crab cakes and Adachi鈥檚 garlic butter lobster fried rice.听


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