Authentic Japanese Tamago-Yaki

"A Japanese style omelet is called dashi-maki-tamago or tamago-yaki. This omelet is often served for breakfast in Japan and it is one of the most popular menu items for bento, Japanese box lunch. This recipe usually requires a rectangular omelet pan but they are unusual outside of Japan or a professional kitchen so I make it with a regular round pan. It tastes just as good but looks a little different."
 
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Ready In:
5mins
Ingredients:
5
Serves:
2
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ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons dashi, stock* (very authentic) (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil (enough to just cover bottom of pan)
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directions

  • Beat the eggs in a bowl.
  • Add sugar, Dashi, Soy sauce to the bowl and mix well.
  • Heat oil in an omelet pan.
  • For an easy omelet just pour the whole mixture into a large pan and lift up the edges to let the wet egg run underneath. Take off the heat just before top is firm. A more advanced and authentic cooking requires a rectangular omelet pan and folding/rolling the egg.
  • * I buy the dashi as I would chicken bouin from the asian grocer and then usually sprinkle a pinch or less into the mix rather than mix the liquid form. It really helps the flavor round out.

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Reviews

  1. This is good!! The soy sauce taste was very lite which I liked. I didn't have any Dashi so I had to omit it. II agree with kittycatmom that it needs something else. Maybe some green onions or cheddar cheese. I will be making this again. Thanks for sharing your recipe. Made for PAC Spring '09
     
  2. Just delicious! I love eggs like this. I ate these often when I was growing up, but when I made them I always felt something was just "missing" I still don't know what I was missing, but the flavor was spot on!!! So good! Thanks Kitty!!! This will be made often. Made for 2009 Spring
     
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Born in the US but love Asian Cuisine. My husband is my saucier and helper in the Kitchen.
 
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