Japan

Omurice

Name: Omurice
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 400 g Cooked rice; 150 g Chicken, diced; 4 Eggs; 3 tbsp Ketchup; 1 Onion; 2 tbsp Butter; 1 handful Peas

Japanese omelette over ketchup rice

Omurice is a classic of Japanese yōshoku cooking, which absorbed Western influences. It appeared in early-20th-century Tokyo restaurants.

Fried rice with chicken and ketchup is wrapped in a soft omelette and finished with tomato sauce – a nostalgic comfort dish.

Servings2

Time30 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Cooked rice400 g
Chicken, diced150 g
Eggs4
Ketchup3 tbsp
Onion1
Butter2 tbsp
Peas1 handful

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Fry the onion and chicken in butter.
Add rice and peas, season with ketchup.
Keep the rice warm and shape into portions.
Beat the eggs and cook into a soft omelette.
Lay the omelette over the rice, decorate with ketchup.

Make it original

Japanese rice and good eggs make omurice – in the Asia Boutique.

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