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Whitebait and Ume Shiso Flavor Japanese Rolled Omelet (Tamagoyaki) - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make Whitebait and Ume Shiso Flavor Japanese Rolled Omelet (Tamagoyaki).
This is a colorful Japanese rolled omelet (tamagoyaki) with a notable texture of crunchy Japanese pickled plum (kari kari ume). The combination of whitebait and ume shiso flavor is perfect and is great not only for breakfast but also as a finger food with alcohol. Please give it a try!
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Cook time

15 minutes

Ingredients
2 servings

  • Eggs
    3
  • Dried whitebait
    15 g
  • Green shiso leaves
    3 sheets
  • Crunchy Japanese pickled plum (Kari kari ume)
    1
  • (A)Sugar
    1/2 tbsp
  • (A)Japanese versatile dashi base (Shiro-dashi)
    2 tsp
  • Salad oil
    2 tsp

How to make

  1. 1. Cut off the stems of the green shiso leaves and mince. Take out the seeds from the crunchy Japanese pickled plum (kari kari ume) and mince.
  2. 2. Crack the eggs into a bowl, add ingredient (A), ingredients prepared in Step 1 and whitebait then mix together well.
  3. 3. Spread cooking oil on the Japanese tamagoyaki omelet pan, heat over medium heat, add 1/4 of the egg mixture from Step 2 and cook. When it is half cooked, roll it from the back to the front, then move it to the back.
  4. 4. Coat the empty area with cooking oil again, and cook again in the same way for 3 more times.
  5. 5. Cut into bite-sized pieces, serve on a plate and it is ready!

Tips for cooking

We are using a 10 times concentrated Japanese versatile dashi base (shiro-dashi). This dashi base (Shiro-dashi) has different thicknesses and taste depending on the type, so please refer to the details written on the package and adjust the amount to your liking.

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