Omurice (Japanese Omelette Rice)
Ingredients
| Chicken Rice | |
| Steamed rice | 1 bowl (about 180-200g) |
| Chicken thigh or sausage | 50g |
| Onion | 1/4 |
| Ketchup | 2 tbsp |
| Salt and pepper | to taste |
| Butter or oil | 1 tsp |
| Fluffy Egg | |
| Eggs | 2-3 |
| Milk or heavy cream | 1 tbsp |
| Butter | 10g |
| Salt | a pinch |
| Topping | |
| Ketchup | to taste |
Directions
- 1
Cut the onion and chicken (or sausage) into small pieces.
- 2
Heat oil or butter in a frying pan over medium heat and stir-fry the ingredients.
- 3
Once cooked through, add the rice and stir-fry while breaking up any clumps.
- 4
Add ketchup and season with salt and pepper.
- 5
When evenly mixed, shape into a mound in the center of a plate.
- 6
Crack the eggs into a bowl, add milk and salt, and mix well.
- 7
Melt butter in a frying pan over medium heat.
- 8
Pour in the egg mixture and stir with a spatula or chopsticks in large, sweeping motions.
- 9
Turn off the heat when the eggs are still soft and slightly runny.
- 10
Place the soft-scrambled eggs on top of the chicken rice and drizzle with ketchup to finish.
Notes & Tips
The key is to turn off the heat while the eggs are still soft — residual heat will continue cooking them. Stir-frying the ketchup with the rice reduces its acidity and adds a deeper flavor.