Tamago Kake Gohan Breakfast Rice

Name: Tamago Kake Gohan Breakfast Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 cups freshly cooked Japanese short-grain rice (hot); 2 fresh large egg (pasteurized if preferred); 2 tsp soy sauce; 1/2 tsp toasted sesame oil; 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds; 2 green onion, thinly sliced; 1 sheet toasted nori (dried seaweed sheet), torn into strips

Japan's beloved raw-egg-over-rice breakfast: a hot bowl of short-grain rice crowned with a fresh egg, soy sauce, and sesame for a silky, umami-rich morning meal ready in minutes.

5 minEasyServes 2320 cal/serving

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Ingredients

2 cups freshly cooked Japanese short-grain rice (hot)
2 fresh large egg (pasteurized if preferred)
2 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp toasted sesame oil
1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
2 green onion, thinly sliced
1 sheet toasted nori (dried seaweed sheet), torn into strips

Instructions

1

Divide 2 cups freshly cooked Japanese short-grain rice (hot) between two bowls. The rice must be very hot - this is what gently warms the egg.
2

Make a small well in the center of each bowl. Crack one 2 fresh large egg (pasteurized if preferred) directly into each well.
3

Drizzle 2 tsp soy sauce and 1/2 tsp toasted sesame oil over each bowl.
4

Using chopsticks or a fork, stir the egg vigorously into the hot rice - the heat of the rice will partially cook the egg into a silky, creamy coating. Mix for about 30 seconds until the rice turns a golden yellow.
5

Top with 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds, 2 thinly sliced green onion, and 1 sheet torn into strips toasted nori (dried seaweed sheet). Serve immediately.

Questions

Can I make Tamago Kake Gohan Breakfast Rice gluten-free?

Yes. The gluten in this entry is 2 tsp soy sauce. Swap the soy-based sauce for tamari or coconut aminos. Everything else proceeds as written.

How long does Tamago Kake Gohan Breakfast Rice keep?

Refrigerate leftovers within two hours and eat them within three days. It is served cold; there is nothing to reheat.

Can I halve or double Tamago Kake Gohan Breakfast Rice?

Yes. As written it serves 2. Every ingredient in this entry carries precomputed half and double quantities, and the app's batch dial rewrites them inside each step. There is no cooking pitfall here; the quantities simply scale.

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