Omu Rice Japanese Omelette Food

OMU RICE (JAPANESE OMELETTE)

Steps:

• Prepare the vegetables and bacon. Mix well in a bowl, and set aside.
• In another bowl, whisk the eggs well. Add the sugar, oil, salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Heat the first two teaspoons of oil in a deep saucepan, and add the vegetables. Cook for 5-10 minutes (until the vegetables are tender). Add the rice, and stir well.
• Add the tomato paste, and stir well. Cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
• The next step has a long explanation, but it is not hard. It needs to be repeated for each of the four servings, and takes about 3 minutes each time. The series of photos will give you a good idea of part of the process.
• Put one teaspoon of additional oil in a large, heated, non-stick frying pan. Use a brush to spread the oil around the base of the pan. Pour in 1/4 of the egg mixture, and tilt the pan to coat the base. Cook for about 2 minutes. Scrape the egg away from the edges of the pan. Add 1/4 of the rice mixture to one side of the cooked egg. Flip the other side of the egg over the rice mixture. Invert a plate over the pan. Pick the pan up and turn it over, and your omelette is on the plate. Garnish with the tomato ketchup.
• Repeat the previous step 3 more times.

OMURICE (JAPANESE-STYLE OMELETTE AND RICE)

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large frying pan, and add the chicken, onion and a dash of salt and pepper, and cook on medium heat until the chicken is done, and the onion is translucent.
• Add the mixed vegetables (optional) and cook until they are heated.
• Slide the above mixture to one side of the pan and add ketchup to the other. Let it heat through just a bit and then mix both sides together.
• Add the rice and continue to heat and mix it all together so that all of the rice has a light coating of ketchup (add a little more if needed - it should be coated, not soupy).
• If using one pan, remove the rice mixture, set aside and clean the pan.
• Melt 1/2 tablespoon of buttera and mix one egg with water, salt and pepper and then pour it into the pan, swirling it gently to cover the entire bottom. Let it continue to cook a minute or two until set.
• Put half of the chicken and rice mixture on top of the very thin omelette, fold two sides (wings) toward the middle (it's OK if they don't meet!).
• Place a plate face-down on top, hold the plate and invert the pan and lift it off so that the folded in wings are under the rice.
• Repeat from Step 6 with the second egg and remaining rice mixture.
• Serve with more ketchup, and make it fun by writing a message on the omurice or the plate.