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Omurice / Omelette Rice蛋卷饭（オムライスの）

Omurice / Omelette Rice蛋卷饭（オムライスの）

Sweet and a little sour, this is a true fusion dish started from Japan over 100 years ago. A tasty, nutritious, and quick dish that kids certainly love.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Japanese

Equipment

  • 12“ frying pan
  • 6“ frying pan

Ingredients
  

  • 2.5 cup cooked short grain rice
  • 6-7 oz chicken breast
  • 1/2 onion
  • 1-2 egg(s)
  • 1/4 cup shelled edamame
  • 4-5 tbsp ketchup5
  • 1-2 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions
 

  • Precook some short grain rice, and chill in refrigerator overnight
  • Mince the chicken breast and onion to 1/3" x 1/3" pieces1
  • Rinse the frozen edamame with water, and whisk the egg(s)2
  • Turn heat to high. To the 12" pan, add 1-2 tbsp oil. Once oil is warm, add the minced chicken and stir
  • Once the chicken is cooked, add the minced onion and stir
  • When the onion becomes translucent, add salt and half of the ketchup, and stir at medium to high heat.
  • When ketchup mixed with the chicken/onion, add the rice.
  • While mixing in the rice, use a spatula to press and break rice chunks. When all grains are loose, add the other half of ketchup, and continue mixing for 3-5 mins.
  • Add the edamame and mix. Taste and adjust with salt if necessary. Set the cooked chicken rice aside.
  • At low to medium heat, to the 6" pan, add 1 tsp oil.
  • When the pan and oil are warm, add the whisked egg.3
  • When the egg almost solidified, place a 1/3 cup of chicken rice onto the egg wrap.3
  • Use the spatula to fold one side of the egg wrap. Put the spatula underneath the wrap and flip slowly to make sure all rice is included under the egg wrap. 4
  • Tilt the pan toward a plate and slowly slide the egg wrap to the plate. Squeeze some ketchup on the egg wrap to decorate.

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Notes

  1. You can replace chicken with shrimp, ham, or other meat.
  2. Most recipes use sweet peas. I don't keep peas in my refrigerator. I used edamame instead as I like it more than peas from a nutritional standpoint. 
  3. If you want to make a larger piece, you can use two eggs and use a larger frying pan with more rice.
  4. To make the egg wrap softer, keep the heat low to medium, and add a 1-2 tbsp milk or water to the egg. You want to add rice, and start folding while there is a little egg liquid. 
  5. Besides ketchup, people also use tomato sauce. 
Keyword egg, fried rice, omelette, omurice, stir fry, stir fry rice, オムライスの, 蛋卷饭