Tamago Kake Gohan
Tamago gohan literally translates to egg rice. This rice dish is a breakfast staple in Japanese households that takes less than 5 minutes to make. Hot steamed rice is whipped with a raw egg and seasonings until it is creamy and frothy. The rice is then sprinkled with furikake, a Japanese seasoning mix consisting of bonito flakes, nori flakes, sesame seeds, and other crispies and crunchies. The rice is then topped off with a raw egg yolk.Using fresh steamed rice is best, but you can definitely use day old rice. Make sure to microwave it long enough so the rice is piping hot. I wouldn’t worry about raw egg mixed in the rice. If you have the rice hot enough, it will cook the egg as you are whipping it with chopsticks. Traditionally, msg is also sprinkled on the rice, but this step can be skipped.
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 cup steamed rice
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp mirin
- pinch salt
- pinch hondashi
- 2 tbsp furikake
- 1 egg yolk
Instructions
- Place a cup of really hot steamed rice in a bowl. Make an indentation in the center.
- Crack an egg in the center. Season with soy sauce, mirin, salt, and hondashi.
- Beat the rice and egg with a pair of chopsticks for a minute. The eggs will start to get fluffy and cook in the rice.
- Sprinkle furikake over the top of the rice. Make another indentation in the center of the rice.
