Savory Cafe-Style Omurice
Recreate the iconic Japanese cafe lunch experience with this creamy, fluffy Omurice recipe.
Notes
Omurice is a popular Japanese Yoshoku (Western-style) staple. It combines savory ketchup-seasoned chicken fried rice wrapped inside or topped with a beautifully soft, creamy, and fluffy egg omelet.
Ingredients (1 Serving)
- 1 cup Cooked short-grain rice (preferably day-old)
- 1/4 Chicken thigh (cut into tiny cubes)
- 1/4 Onion (finely chopped)
- 3 tbsp Tomato ketchup (plus more for decoration)
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 tbsp Butter & 1 tsp Vegetable oil
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Make chicken rice: Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Cook chicken and onions for 3 minutes. Add rice, breaking up clumps. Stir in ketchup, salt, and pepper, pan-frying until rice turns uniformly red. Shape rice into an oval mound on a serving plate. Clean the pan.
- Whisk eggs: Whisk eggs thoroughly in a bowl with a tiny pinch of salt.
- Cook omelet: Melt butter in the clean pan over medium-high heat. Pour in eggs, stirring rapidly with chopsticks while shaking the pan to create creamy curds.
- Form & Top: When the bottom sets but the top remains silky and semi-runny, fold the sides over or simply slide the fluffy blanket of egg directly over the mound of chicken rice.
- Decorate: Drizzle ketchup elegantly over the egg and serve warm.
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