Tamago Sushi Recipe
Follow this recipe to prepare Tamago Sushi, a delightful Japanese dish featuring sweet, omelette-like egg served over vinegared rice.
Equipment
- 1 Tamago pan For making the tamago (Japanese omelette)
- 1 Rice cooker For cooking the sushi rice
Ingredients
- 4 Eggs Large
- 3 tbsp Dashi stock
- 1 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Mirin
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- 3 tbsp Rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 4 sheets Nori Cut into thin strips
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together eggs, dashi stock, soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and salt until well combined.
- Heat a tamago pan over medium heat, lightly oil the pan, and pour a thin layer of the egg mixture.
- Once the egg sets slightly, roll it to one side of the pan, add more egg mixture to cover the pan, and repeat the process until all the egg mixture is used.
- Remove the tamago from the pan and let it cool slightly before slicing into 1/2-inch thick pieces.
- In a small bowl, combine rice vinegar, sugar, and salt until the sugar is dissolved.
- Gently mix the vinegar mixture with the cooked sushi rice.
- Wet your hands with water, and shape about 2 tablespoons of sushi rice into an oval shape.
- Place a slice of tamago on top of the rice.
- Wrap a strip of nori around the middle to secure the tamago to the rice.
- Repeat with the remaining rice and tamago.
- Serve the tamago sushi with soy sauce and pickled ginger.
Notes
For a twist, you can add a dash of wasabi between the rice and the tamago before wrapping with nori.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 120kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 4gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 280mgPotassium: 60mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 5000IUCalcium: 100mgIron: 0.1mg
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