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Omurice: Ketchup Rice in a Folded Omelette

Buttery tomato rice with onion and carrot wrapped in a soft folded omelette.

Total
15 min
Hands on
15 min
Serves
2
Method
hob
Cuisine
Japanese

Per serving · estimated

Energy
500 kcal
Protein
17 g
Fat
19 g
Carbs
62 g
Freshly cooked Omurice: Ketchup Rice in a Folded Omelette

Method

  1. Step 1 of 10

    Dice the onion small.

    • small onion
    dice onion
  2. Step 2 of 10

    Dice the carrot into small cubes.

    • carrot
    dice carrot
  3. Step 3 of 10

    Melt half the butter in a frying pan over medium heat.

    • butter
    melt butter in pan
  4. Step 4 of 10

    Fry the onion and carrot for 4 minutes until soft and glassy, adding the peas at the end.

    • small onion
    • carrot
    • frozen peas
    4 min
    onions translucent
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  5. Step 5 of 10

    Add the rice and ketchup and stir-fry 2 minutes until evenly coated, then season with salt and pepper and tip onto two plates in neat mounds.

    • cooked rice
    • tomato ketchup
    • salt
    • black pepper
    2 min
  6. Step 6 of 10

    Beat the eggs with the milk and a pinch of salt.

    • eggs
    • milk
    • salt
    beat egg
  7. Step 7 of 10

    Wipe the pan, melt the rest of the butter over medium-low heat and pour in half the egg mixture.

    • butter
    • eggs
    melt butter in pan
  8. Step 8 of 10

    Cook until the top is just set and the egg is hot through to 71 °C, then fold the omelette over and slide it onto one mound of rice.

    • eggs
    71 °C / 160 °F2 minEggs and egg dishes (quiche, frittata) to 71 °C / 160 °F
    omelette fold
  9. Step 9 of 10

    Repeat with the remaining egg for the second plate.

    • eggs
  10. Step 10 of 10

    Finish each plate with a zigzag of ketchup and serve.

    • tomato ketchup

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