Omurice Japanese Style Omelette And Rice Food

OMURICE: JAPANESE FRIED RICE OMELET

Omurice: Japanese Fried Rice Omelet image

Omurice is an omelet wrapped around fried rice and topped with ketchup. It's a perfect example of Western influence on Japanese cuisine.

Provided by Setsuko Yoshizuka

Categories Entree Lunch Breakfast

Time 20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil, for frying
1/2 pound boneless chicken breast, cut into small pieces
1/2 onion, chopped
4 white mushrooms , sliced
1 green pepper, cored and finely chopped
4 cups Japanese rice , steamed
Salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1/4 cup ketchup, plus more for serving
8 eggs, divided

Steps:

Gather the ingredients.
Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet and saute chicken until golden.
Add onion, mushrooms, and green pepper in the skillet and saute together until softened.
Add steamed rice to the pan and stir-fry together. Sprinkle in some salt and pepper to taste.
Turn off the heat and add ketchup and mix well. Set the seasoned rice aside.
Heat about 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil in a large skillet.
Beat two eggs in a small bowl.
Pour the egg in the skillet. Quickly spread the egg and make a round omelet.
Place 1/4 of the seasoned rice in the middle of the omelet and fold top and bottom sides of the omelet over the rice.
Cover the frying pan with a plate and carefully flip over to place the omurice on the plate. Repeat this cooking and flipping process to make four omurice.
Put some ketchup on top of the omurice just before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 567 kcal, Carbohydrate 68 g, Cholesterol 420 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 36 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 467 mg, Sugar 5 g, Fat 16 g, ServingSize Serves 4, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

OMURICE (JAPANESE RICE OMELET)

Omurice (Japanese Rice Omelet) image

Omurice, a beloved staple of Japanese home cooking, is a linguistic and literal mash-up of omelet and rice. A plain omelet cloaks ketchup-flavored fried rice, often called "chicken rice" even when it's made with ham or bacon, or no meat at all. It belongs to the category of so-called Western food know as yoshoku. This one takes cues from omurice served at countless kissaten, Japanese diners, but it most closely resembles a recipe from the London architect Go Sugimoto, who grew up between Washington, D.C., and Tokyo. "It was the first thing I learned to cook, and now I make it for my son," he said, confessing that his is fancier than his mom's, with butter instead of oil or margarine, vegetables in the rice, and a splash of dashi to flavor the omelet.

Provided by Hannah Kirshner

Categories dinner, for two, lunch, quick, weekday, main course

Time 20m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1/2 medium onion, cut in 1/2-inch dice (about 3/4 cup)
1 medium carrot, peeled, cut in 1/4-inch dice (about 3/4 cup)
2 to 3 slices deli ham, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 cups cooked medium-grain rice, preferably day-old or cooked a little dry
2 tablespoons ketchup, plus more for serving
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/4 cup frozen peas
1 tablespoon chicken stock or dashi (optional)
Salt and pepper
Canola or safflower oil, or other neutral oil
1 teaspoon canola or safflower oil, or other neutral oil
4 eggs
1 teaspoon dashi or water
Salt and pepper

Steps:

Make the rice: Heat a large skillet over medium-high. Add 1 tablespoon butter, and then onion and carrot. Cook, stirring, until onion is translucent and a little browned at the edges, about 3 minutes. Add ham and cook, stirring, until it begins to brown, about 30 seconds.
Add remaining 1 tablespoon butter, and then rice, breaking it up with a wooden spoon or long chopsticks. Adjust heat to medium and cook until the grains are glossy, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in ketchup and soy sauce, and cook, stirring, another 30 seconds or so to caramelize. Stir in peas to heat through, and deglaze the pan with dashi or chicken stock. Remove from heat and season to taste with salt and pepper.
To make a perfect mound of rice on each plate, grease a small bowl with canola or safflower oil and pack 1 cup of the rice. Invert this over a plate and remove the bowl. Repeat with the other half of the rice on a second plate.
Make the omelet: In a small (6- or 7-inch) nonstick skillet (or a well-seasoned carbon steel omelet pan), heat 1/2 teaspoon oil, or just enough to coat the pan, over medium-high. Beat 2 eggs with 1/2 teaspoon dashi or water, until yolks and whites are completely blended. Season with salt and pepper.
Pour the egg mixture into the heated pan. Shake and swirl the pan over the heat, stirring constantly with chopsticks or a fork as the eggs cook. When lots of small curds have formed and the eggs are custardy, about 30 seconds, let cook undisturbed until nearly set, about 30 seconds. Run a butter knife or small spatula around the edge of the omelet, and tap the pan firmly against the stove to release the omelet. Turn the omelet out onto the rice, custardy side down. Use a clean dish towel or paper towel to push the edges under the rice.
Repeat with the other 2 eggs for the second omelet. Dress the omelets with a zigzag of ketchup (or a cute design if you've got a steady hand), and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1117, UnsaturatedFat 18 grams, Carbohydrate 171 grams, Fat 32 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 32 grams, SaturatedFat 12 grams, Sodium 1018 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 1 gram