Tamagoyaki Recipe (Japanese style Omelette)

This Month’s Easy to Cook Japanese Recipe is Tamagoyaki, which is a Japanese style sweet omelette. In Japan, it is usually served as a side dish to breakfast, but it is a great side dish for any meal.

Tamagoyaki Recipe


Serves 2

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 2 tbsp dashi
• 1 tbsp caster sugar
• 1 tbsp mirin
• 1 tsp light colour soy sauce
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp grated daikon
• soy sauce

Method 

1. Crack the eggs into a bowl and add dashi, caster sugar, mirin and soy sauce then whisk.
2. Strain into another bowl.
3. Heat up a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat for 1 minute. Pour in a little oil and swirl evenly over the pan.
4. Pour in one third of the egg mixture and cook until set around the edges.
5. With a spatula fold one third towards the front of the pan, then fold over again in the same direction onto the remaining portion.
6. Add a little more oil to the pan and pour half the remaining egg mixture onto the empty area of the pan and cook until the edge sets.
7. Again fold one third towards the folded egg, then fold this over the top of previous roll, making a flat roll on one side of the pan.
8. Add more oil and pour in the remaining egg mixture, and repeat the folding process. With the spatula, give a little push to mould the shape.
9. When cooked remove from the heat. And place on a bamboo mat. Wrap the omelette with the bamboo mat and shape. By pressing with your fingers on one side only along the length of the roll, you can make a wedge shape which produces attractive “petals” when cut across the roll. It can also be squared off for a simple version.
10. Cut into pieces and serve with grated daikon and soy sauce.

Note: Tamagoyaki is also a popular sushi topping and is a great addition to any bento lunch box.

Easy to Cook Japanese Recipe Kinoko-gohan (Mushroom Rice)

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This Month’s Easy to Cook Japanese Recipe is Kinoko gohan, which is a quick and easy dish to make at home.

This is one of our family favourites and is really tasty with all those great Japanese mushrooms like Enoki and Shitake.


Makes approx 4 cups cooked rice

Ingredients

• 2 cups short grain rice
• 2 cups dashi
• 1 Tbsp sake
• 1 Tbsp light soy sauce
• 4 fresh shitake mushrooms
• 1 packet of enoki mushrooms
• 4 oyster mushrooms

Method

1. See preparation of rice outlined earlier How to Prepare Japanese Rice
2. Place rice in saucepan.
3. Add dashi, sake, soy sauce and mushrooms.
4. Bring to the boil with the lid on and then simmer for 14 minutes.
5. Remove the saucepan from the heat and leave to rest with lid on for 5-10 minutes.
6. Before serving, gently turn the rice over with a moistened rice paddle to allow excess moisture to escape as steam.

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Shogayaki (Pork with Ginger Soy Sauce)

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This Month’s Easy to Cook Japanese Recipe is Shogayaki, which is a quick and easy dish to make at home. This recipe uses the Teriyaki sauce shown in last month’s recipe to flavour the sliced pork, which is then stir-fried.


Shogayaki is commonly served hot with rice and shredded cabbage.

Serves 2

Ingredients

• 1 cup teriyaki sauce (See Teriyaki Sauce Recipe)
• 200g sliced lean pork
• 1 tsp freshly grated ginger juice
• vegetable oil
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• ½ brown onion
• 2 cabbage leaves, sliced

Method

1. Prepare teriyaki sauce.
2. Marinate pork in teriyaki sauce and ginger juice for 30 minutes.
3. Pour a little oil in a non-stick frying pan and stir-fry onion and pork for 5 minutes or until cooked.
4. Add sauce and cook for another minute.
5. Serve with sliced cabbage on the side.

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