Omurice is a combination of a Western omelet and Japanese rice, a dish that originated in Japan. Filled with ketchup-seasoned rice, its deep flavors mixed with the fluffy egg are absolutely sensational – something you simply must experience on your next trip to Japan!
Even if you can’t easily visit Japan at the moment, you can still enjoy Japanese food at home, thanks to Mr. Toshihiro Minami, a cooking class instructor who shares his authentic omurice recipe, complete with video!
All the ingredients in this simple dish – eggs, chicken breast, and onions – are readily available at supermarkets. So follow Mr. Minami’s instructions, you too can enjoy authentic Japanese omurice!
Omurice, Japanese-born Western food popular with all ages!
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Omurice is a unique Japanese dish of fried rice in an omelet topped with ketchup.
The omurice origin story varies. One version says it was first served in a Western-style restaurant in Tokyo called Renga-Tei. Another says omurice started in an Osaka shop named Hokkyokusei and was served as a special meal for customers who regularly ate only omelets and white rice.
The dish has always consisted of ketchup and rice in an omelet, no matter where it was born.
Omurice gained popularity across Japan starting around 1930, has become a very popular menu item for diners of all ages, and has even prompted the opening of omurice specialty shops.
There are other creative ways to make omurice, like using white sauce or demiglace sauce instead of ketchup, but here we’ll introduce a basic omelet-on-ketchup-rice recipe.
Easy omurice recipe you can make without wrapping the rice in the omelet
Ingredients for omurice (*serves two)
・120g chicken breast
・1/4 onion
・Around 300g of rice (pre-cooked)
・4 eggs
・1 tablespoon milk
・20g butter
・1 tablespoon of white wine
・Some vegetable oil
・Salt and pepper
・4 tablespoons of ketchup
・Some ketchup (for topping)
How to make omurice
1. Cut the chicken breast into 1.5 cm squares and season with salt and pepper. Finely chop the onions.
2. Crack the eggs into a bowl, add 7.5cc of milk (1/2 tablespoon), salt, and pepper, then mix.
3. Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat and fry the chicken breast. When the color of the meat changes, add the onions, and when they are tender, add white wine and continue frying.
4. When the white wine has evaporated, add salt and pepper and four tablespoons of ketchup, and fry for about 1 minute until the color of the ketchup turns deep orange. Add rice and stir-fry while breaking up the rice, then turn off the heat and pour the mixture on a plate.
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