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Can Add to Your Lunch Box! Japanese Sweet Rolled Omelet (Tamagoyaki) Onigiri - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make Can Add to Your Lunch Box! Japanese Sweet Rolled Omelet (Tamagoyaki) Onigiri.
Introducing Japanese sweet rolled omelet (tamagoyaki) onigiri. Tamagoyaki is shaped into a triangle and nori seaweed is rolled to resemble Japanese rice ball, onigiri. It looks cute and is easy to eat with bite-size, so it is perfect as a side dish in a bento box. Why don't you make a little effort to your usual tamagoyaki?
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Cook time

20 minutes

Ingredients
2 servings

  • Eggs
    2
  • Sugar
    2 tsp
  • Salt
    a pinch
  • Salad oil
    1 tbsp
  • Nori seaweed
    7 sheets
  • Black roasted sesame seeds
    as needed

How to make

  1. 1. Beat the egg in a bowl, add sugar and salt, and mix well.
  2. 2. Heat a Japanese tamagoyaki omelet pan over medium heat, and spread cooking oil using a paper towel. Pour in half of Step 1 and cook over low heat.
  3. 3. Roll it from the back towards the front, push it towards the back, and spread cooking oil again.
  4. 4. Pour in the remaining Step 1 and roll it from the back towards the front. Once cooked, remove from the heat and place on a bamboo map with a paper towel under it.
  5. 5. Shape the eggs into a triangle shape while it is still hot and rest it until it cools down.
  6. 6. Cut the egg into bite-size pieces, roll with nori seaweed, sprinkle sesame seeds, and it is ready to serve.

Tips for cooking

By laying a paper towel on a bamboo mat, bamboo mat marks will not stick to the eggs and it will come out beautifully. For senior citizens, children under the age of 2, pregnant women, and individuals with weakened immune systems, please heat the eggs thoroughly. When carrying it in a lunch box, please consider food poisoning, cook in a hygienic environment, and store in a refrigerator or a cool place with ice packs. If you need to heat something, please make sure to cook it well, cool it thoroughly, and remove excess liquid before packing it in the lunch box.

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