Tamago Kake Gohan

My favorite Japanese breakfast! I make tamago kake gohan with two base ingredients and a few toppings. A fluffy, eggy rice bowl packed with umami!
10 min2 servings313 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups warm, cooked Japanese short grain rice
- 2 pasteurized eggs, such as Davidson’s Safest Choice
- Soy sauce
- Tsuyu
- Furikake
- Bonito flakes
- Shirasu (whitebait)
- Natto
- Aonori or seasoned nori
- Chopped scallions
Instructions
- 1
Portion the rice. Divide the cooked rice among two bowls. Create a little dent in the center of the rice, where the egg will sit.
- 2
Add the egg and toppings. Break each egg into the dented space and add the seasoning and topping(s) of your choice.
- 3
Mix. Quickly stir the egg using chopsticks and mix it with the rice, along with the toppings. Don’t be afraid to make a mess!
- 4
Serve. Add more toppings if desired and eat immediately.
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