Tamago Kake Gohan

Name: Tamago Kake Gohan
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: / / Rice; 1 / Egg; / / Light soy sauce; 1 pinch Salt; 1/4 pinch MSG

A simple Japanese breakfast dish featuring rice mixed with raw egg and soy sauce.

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Japanese

easy

6 min

vegetarian

Prep: 3 min

Cook: 3 min

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J. Kenji López-Alt

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Ingredients

•RiceDay-old, refrigerated
•1 EggSeparate yolk and white
•Light soy sauceUsukuchi soy sauce preferred
•1 pinch Salt/
•1/4 pinch MSG(optional)Optional

Instructions

1
Place day-old rice in a bowl.
1 min
2
Microwave the rice for one minute until hot.
1 min
3
Separate the egg yolk and white.
1 min
4
Add the egg white to the hot rice.
1 min
5
Add a pinch of salt and a dash of MSG (optional) to the rice.
1 min
6
Drizzle light soy sauce over the rice.
1 min
7
Mix the rice and egg with chopsticks until creamy and foamy.
1 min
8
Top with the extra egg yolk and serve.
1 min

Equipment Needed

microwave

bowl

chopsticks

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