Sweet-savoury Japanese rolled omelette made in thin layers with dashi, soy and mirin.
About this Japanese recipe
Tamagoyaki is made by rolling thin layers of seasoned egg in a rectangular pan. It appears at breakfast, in bento boxes and as a sushi topping.
Ingredients you will need
The main ingredients are eggs, dashi, sugar, soy sauce, mirin, salt. Exact quantities are in the recipe card below.
How long it takes
Allow 20 min in total: 5 min of preparation, 10 min of cooking and 5 min of resting, chilling or soaking. The recipe serves 2.
Tamagoyaki
Sweet-savoury Japanese rolled omelette made in thin layers with dashi, soy and mirin.
Ingredients
Method
- Whisk the eggs with the dashi, sugar, soy sauce, mirin and salt without making too much foam.
- Heat a lightly oiled tamagoyaki or small frying pan over medium-low heat.
- Pour in a thin layer of egg. When almost set, roll it towards one end of the pan.
- Oil the empty part of the pan, pour in another thin layer, lifting the roll so egg runs underneath.
- When set, roll the omelette back over the new layer. Repeat until the egg is used up.
- Shape in a bamboo mat or clean tea towel, rest for 5 minutes, then slice.
Notes
Keep the heat low. Tamagoyaki should be yellow all through, with little or no browning.