Yuko , Noriko

Featured Recipe: Tamagoyaki

Preparation info
  • Yield:

    2

    Servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      10 min

Appears in
Simply Bento: Delicious Box Lunch Ideas for Healthy Portions to Go
Simply Bento

By Yuko and Noriko

Published 2018

  • About

Tamagoyaki is one of the most classic and popular dishes you’ll find in Japanese bentos. Thin layers of egg that are seasoned slightly sweet with mirin and soy sauce are rolled into a log shape and cut into pieces. Tamagoyaki is versatile and you can add various chopped vegetables and/or meat as mix-ins.

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) mirin
  • ¼ <

Method

  1. In a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients, except the oil.
  2. Heat a rectangular tamagoyaki pan or a small nonstick pan over medium-high heat and add the oil.
  3. Pour a thin layer of egg mixture into the pan, tilting it to cover the bottom of the pan. After the egg has set a little, gently roll it into a log. (Start to roll when the bottom of the egg ha