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Omelet Rice (Omurice)

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I often feel like cooking something very simple without taking much effort, yet want to pretend that I spent some good time on it. Do you ever feel the same way? Then this omelet rice might come in handy. In fact, I cooked it 4 times in the last week already.

Michael was very intrigued how I cover the rice with the eggs so well. Although dicing vegetables can be a little annoying and the most time consuming part of the process, it is quite simple to make. Would you like to pretend too?

Ingredients - 2 servings

  • 1/2 (50 g) carrot
  • 1/2 (80 g) onion
  • 1/3 (40 g) red capsicum
  • 80 g smoked ham
  • 100 g crab stick
  • 3 tbsp tomato sauce
  • 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
  • 4 eggs
  • A pinch of salt
  • 2 cups steamed rice
  • Some rice bran oil
  • Some tomato sauce

Method

-Stir frying rice (You will need a wok)

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  1. Dice carrot, onion, red capsicums, ham and crab stick.
  2. Mix the tomato sauce (3 tbsp) and worcestershire sauce in a bowl.
  3. Pre heat the wok on high heat for 10 seconds and add some oil.
  4. Add all diced ingredients and saute for 1 minute.
  5. Reduce the heat to half.
  6. Add the steamed rice and the mixed sauce. Mix them well for 30 seconds.
  7. Stop the heat.

-Omelet

  1. Beat two eggs in a bowl and add a pinch of salt.
  2. Heat a frying pan and add some oil. Pour the egg in the frying pan.
  3. Quickly spread the egg and make a thin, large, and round omelet.
  4. Repeat step 1 to 4 for the rest of the eggs.

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-Shaping (You will need two deep bowls and two plates)

  1. When the omelets are made, place them in deep bowls.
  2. Put the stir fried rice on top of each omelet.
  3. Put the plate on top of the bowls. Turn them up side down and remove the bowl.

-Decoration

  1. Make a cross cut on top of the omelets and add some tomato sauce on top.
  2. Enjoy!

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24 Responses to “Omelet Rice (Omurice)”


  1. 1 Sally Tan Apr 30th, 2007 at 10:23 pm

    wow!!! that is a very innovative way of making omurice… I always think it’s very complicated to envelope the fried rice inside the omelette. I have been drooling over omurice ever since i watch the japanese drama “lunch queen”

    Bravo!!!

    Nice presentation too!!!

  2. 2 Kaysi Apr 30th, 2007 at 10:27 pm

    That definitely looks awesome. And simple too.
    I shall be trying it out soon. Thanks for the recipe!

  3. 3 simcooks Apr 30th, 2007 at 11:53 pm

    That’s a neat idea to cover the rice with the egg. :) I don’t like to spend time dicing vegetables too, so I usually buy them frozen. If I buy them fresh, sometimes I cannot finish what I bought anyway.

  4. 4 Gdog May 1st, 2007 at 1:29 am

    Thanks for sharing a nice tip on how to put the rice inside the omelette! I will have to try this one day, it seem so easy!

  5. 5 Silvana May 1st, 2007 at 4:30 am

    This is just the most delicious looking thing I’ve seen in ages. I can’t wait to make it! Yum!

  6. 6 Kat May 1st, 2007 at 8:14 am

    ooh, omurice, haven’t had that in ages! I also like omusoba, where you put yakisoba inside instead of rice.

  7. 7 beloved May 1st, 2007 at 8:55 am

    Yum! I ate this in Korea many times, but I’ve never mastered the art of making it myself. I will definitely try your recipe! THANKS :)

  8. 8 BuddingCook May 1st, 2007 at 5:50 pm

    so cute lookin!

  9. 9 Lucas Kajok May 1st, 2007 at 7:22 pm

    Our almost 3yr old saw a photo of your masterpiece and said “YUM!”. He took the words right out of my mouth. I’ll be making it on the weekend.

  10. 10 Aini May 1st, 2007 at 11:02 pm

    Hi , Yes, I will definitely pretend this weekend.

  11. 11 kath May 1st, 2007 at 11:34 pm

    yeah, omurice. i’ve been craving for that since i’ve seen lunch queen as well. omurice with demiglace sauce. :D
    this looks wonderful. thanks for sharing the recipe. :D gotta try this. :D

  12. 12 dankos May 2nd, 2007 at 2:21 am

    Greate recipe. Thanks

  13. 13 mox May 2nd, 2007 at 6:09 am

    I’ve just drooled all over my keyboard. I just found this site and am really excited. Omurice is one of my favorite dishes from my childhood. My mom would never take the care in crafting the shape of the omelette like you’ve done so well, but it looks just like I remember tasting it. so so so good.

  14. 14 sue May 2nd, 2007 at 6:19 pm

    Thanks everyone for your kind words. I didn’t expect these sensational reactions to this omelet. :) I really hope you and your families enjoy having your omelet as much as I did. Good luck to you all!

  15. 15 Bea May 3rd, 2007 at 12:24 am

    I didn’t know this was an actual dish, I thought it was just something my Kinapa invented :) I love to make this with some SPAM or chicken and some ranch dressing as a dip, weird, huh? And that’s a great idea to cut the cross on top and eat it that way, I’ll have to try this next time!

  16. 16 Aini May 3rd, 2007 at 9:35 pm

    Hi Sue, I have tried it for dinner tonight. It was a success. It’s so easy to make, and yet it looked like a cuisine ^^. Thanks so much. I will be trying more of your Korean dishes.

  17. 17 beloved May 6th, 2007 at 7:09 am

    Mmmm. . . I made this recipe and it was great! Thanks, Sue!

  18. 18 Amy May 6th, 2007 at 1:09 pm

    Ingenious! Most of the time I am lazy and will only make thin omelets, then roll and cut them in strips to pile on top of fried rice, or worse, I just include scrambled egg in the fried rice. Omuraisu in it’s real form has eluded me! I will try your idea next time–great looking result for such a simple technique.

  19. 19 Lucas Kajok May 10th, 2007 at 12:04 pm

    We thoroughly enjoyed the Omurice. I’ll be making this again. Thank You!

  20. 20 Clifford Jan 13th, 2008 at 2:27 am

    Your Omurice recipe is the best one I found on the net. Maybe because its the closest that resembles my mother’s recipe. Thank you! :)

  21. 21 mini Mar 23rd, 2008 at 11:01 am

    this is such a cute way to make an omurice
    ive also been drooling over omurice and the demiglace sauce since watching lunch queen too ~~~
    i really want to make it sometime

  22. 22 Evangielle Apr 19th, 2008 at 2:07 am

    Im cooking it for my mum’s birthday breakfast on Sun Morning.. It looks awesome. =)) THX! Hope it all turns out WELL~ *Fingers crossed* =DD

  23. 23 Yee May 8th, 2008 at 7:56 pm

    Wow~~!! Thanks for sharing. By far, this has been the best recipe! ^___^ I am gonna try this out!

  24. 24 Elle May 9th, 2008 at 12:26 pm

    Oh my gosh! I pack my lunch for my older sister (who is a big lazy bum that can’t make her own lunch ^^) and myself. I grew up eating omurice when I lived in Korea. I haven;t had once since I was eight! I going to make them mini-omurice tomorrow as a special becasue tomorrow is the end of my sister’s SAT testing!!