Authentic Japanese Tamago Yaki Recipes

TAMAGOYAKI (JAPANESE ROLLED OMELETTE)

Steps:

• Whisk eggs, dashi stock, sugar, mirin, and soy sauce together in a bowl.
• Heat 1/3 of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add about 1/3 of the egg mixture and quickly swirl the pan to evenly cover the bottom. Start rolling up the omelette from one side to the other as soon as it is set.
• Keep the roll to one side, then add another 1/3 of the oil to the skillet and another 1/3 of the egg. Swirl the pan, ensuring the entire bottom is covered, including around and underneath the first roll. Cook until set. Roll up from the side containing the first roll, so that is now at the center.
• Repeat the process with the remaining oil and egg. Transfer rolled omelette to a bamboo rolling mat. Roll up tightly and allow to cool for a few minutes.
• Unwrap the omelette and slice into 6 pieces. Serve warm or cold.

TAMAGOYAKI (JAPANESE SWEET OMELET)

Steps:

• Mix water, soy sauce, and sugar together in a small bowl until sugar is dissolved. Add egg and beat until egg mixture is combined.
• Heat skillet over medium heat until a drop of water evaporates almost immediately. Pour egg mixture into pan. Cook until the bottom of the omelet has solidified, 3 to 5 minutes. Flip and fold omelet into a square and transfer to a plate.

TAMAGOYAKI: JAPANESE ROLLED OMELET

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Beat eggs in a bowl.
• Add dashi soup and sugar in the egg and mix well.
• Heat a tamagoyaki pan over medium heat. Oil the pan.
• Pour a scoop of egg mixture in the pan and spread over the surface.
• Cook it until half done and roll the egg toward the bottom side.
• Move the rolled egg to the top side.
• Oil the empty part of the pan and pour another scoop of egg mixture in the space and under the rolled egg.
• Cook it until half done and roll the egg again so that the omelet becomes thicker.
• Cook the omelet until done.
• If you are using a regular frying pan, shape tamagoyaki on bamboo mat.
• Cut tamagoyaki into 1-inch-thick pieces.
• Serve for breakfast, put in a bento as a side dish, or used as a filling in sushi.

TAMAGO YAKI (SUSHI OMELETTE)

Steps:

• Beat the eggs VERY well, being sure to get them as smooth as possible.
• Pour about 1/4 of the mixture into a well-oiled tamago pan and spread as if you are making a crepe.
• As the mixture cooks, bubbles and sets, roll it and move it to the back of the pan.
• Add more oil to the pan and some more of the mixture, making sure to get some under the roll.
• As it cooks, roll the old roll back to the front of the pan, then again to the back.
• Repeat until you are out of mixture.
• Remove roll from the pan and roll as you would a sushi roll, squeezinng out excess liquid.
• You can roll it into either a round or rectangular shape and slice it when it has cooled.
• Can be served as is, or as nigiri, atop a mound of rice wrapped in a thin sheet of nori.

JAPANESE OMELETTE (TAMAGOYAKI) RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, add the eggs, sugar, salt, sake, mirin, and broth, and mix well.
• Heat a tamagoyaki pan at over medium heat. Brush a thin layer of oil on the pan.
• Pour ⅙ of egg mixture into pan and quickly swirl to cover the entire pan. When the egg is set, gently roll the egg.
• With the rolled egg still in the pan, pour in ⅙ of the egg mixture. Lift up the rolled egg and let the mixture to flow under it. When the egg is set, roll the omelette toward you.
• Repeat, adding ⅙ of the mixture at a time, continuing to roll the egg into a large roll.
• Cut the tamagoyaki in half and pierce with a skewer.
• Serve with a shiso leaf, grated radish, and soy sauce.
• Enjoy!

TAMAGOYAKI (JAPANESE ROLLED OMELET)

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine eggs, mirin, soy sauce, dashi (if using) and sugar. Whisk until well combined.
• Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a tamagoyaki pan or a nonstick 8-inch skillet over medium. Using a small piece of folded paper towel, carefully wipe the excess oil from the pan and set aside paper towel (you will need it to grease the pan for each egg layer).
• Pour about 3 tablespoons of the egg mixture into the pan and quickly tilt the pan, swirling the egg mixture around to create an even layer. If there are thicker areas, gently poke a small hole at the thickest point with chopsticks and tilt and swirl the pan to cover exposed areas with more raw egg to form an even layer.
• After the layer is cooked, about 1 minute, using chopsticks or a rubber spatula, gently lift the egg edges on the farthest side to loosen the layer's grip. While tilting the pan, carefully fold the egg about 1/4 of the way toward yourself. Continue to fold the egg equally on itself until you have a narrow, rectangular omelet at the edge of the pan nearest you. Reduce the heat to medium-low if the egg is browning.
• Using the paper towel, lightly grease the exposed area of the pan. Pour another 3 tablespoons of the remaining egg mixture into the exposed area of the pan and quickly swirl it around to create another layer. Use chopsticks or a soft spatula to gently lift up the folded omelet and tilt the pan toward you so the raw egg mixture runs under the omelet.
• Once the layer is cooked, gently roll the omelet away from you in three to four flips. Repeat Steps 3 to 5 with remaining three layers, greasing the pan before each additional layer. The number of flips will decrease as the omelet grows in size with each additional layer.
• Transfer omelet to a cutting board or a plate when done. Cut crosswise into four pieces and rotate, cut side up, to show egg layers. (If using a nonstick 8-inch skillet, you can trim both ends of the omelet to make them even.) Serve immediately or chill for later.

AUTHENTIC JAPANESE TAMAGO-YAKI

Steps:

• Beat the eggs in a bowl.
• Add sugar, Dashi, Soy sauce to the bowl and mix well.
• Heat oil in an omelet pan.
• For an easy omelet just pour the whole mixture into a large pan and lift up the edges to let the wet egg run underneath. Take off the heat just before top is firm. A more advanced and authentic cooking requires a rectangular omelet pan and folding/rolling the egg.
• * I buy the dashi as I would chicken bouin from the asian grocer and then usually sprinkle a pinch or less into the mix rather than mix the liquid form. It really helps the flavor round out.