Dining with the Chef

Omuraisu & Sengiri-cut vegetable salad (2012x25)

Fecha de emisión: Jul 23, 2012

"Yoshoku" is a unique type of cuisine where Western dishes have been adapted to suite Japanese tastes. Let's cook one of the most popular yoshoku dishes, omuraisu with chef Rika Yukimasa! Omuraisu [Ingredients] *Serves 2 Rice with soy sauce and butter 1/2 onion 2 slices of ham 300g cooked rice 2 tbsp butter 3 tsp soy sauce 1/3 tsp pepper 4 tbsp green peas Omelet 3 eggs 1 tbsp butter 3 pinches of salt 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp milk Parsley, to taste [Method] 1. First, cook the rice, using less water than usual. 2. Cut the onion and sliced ham into 1 cm pieces and cook with a small amount of vegetable oil. Add the butter and cook a little. Add in the rice and stir with a spatula in a cutting motion to separate the grains. Season with pepper and soy sauce, then add green peas. Transfer the rice into a bowl while hot and press. 3. Crack the eggs, mix with sugar, salt, and milk, and beat with a fork about 50 times. Heat a frying pan well, then melt in the butter. Add the beaten eggs at once, and stir by drawing in circular motion with chopsticks. Using a spatula, fold the half cooked omelet in half. 4. Cover the bowl of fried rice with a plate, and flip. Now the rice dome is molded in the plate. Place the omelet on top. Make a cut with a knife on the omelet and open the omelet to naturally cover over the rice. Sprinkle with minced parsley. Sengiri-cut vegetable salad [Ingredients] *Serves 2 1/4 head of cabbage 1/2 carrot 1/4 stalk celery 80g tuna 2 tbsp. mayonnaise 1/4 tbsp salt Juice of squeezed 1/4 lemon [Method] 1. Cut the cabbage, carrot, and celery into 2 to 3 mm. thick, long strips. Combine all the vegetables and dress with mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, and canned tuna. Mound on a plate. Further Info: - Specialist's restaurant Taimeiken Opening Hours: Weekdays/Saturday...11:00-21:00 Sunday/National Holiday...11:00