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Easy Tamagoyaki (egg sushi)

Easy Tamagoyaki (egg sushi)
When I was very young I was treated to sushi for the first time in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles. I remember it fondly because I was amazed at the sushi bar's method of serving, small, multicolored plates of sushi on a conveyor belt continuously rolled by my toddler level eyes.

Honestly a bit afraid of what my parents were now urging me to try, I grabbed the safest looking plate. It didn't look like raw fish, more like a piece of tofu or egg on a "fun size" morsel of rice.

Well, it was, and let me tell you, tamagoyaki (tah-mah-go-yah-kee, or just tamago) still has a warm place in my heart.

Tamagoyaki is basically an omelette, it can be eaten by itself or placed on rice as nigiri sushi (nigiri - knee-gee-ree).
 
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Good nonstick tamago or crepe pan (I'm using a great square pan bought from a local store called Marukai - which is luckily not too bad a drive away from me).

You'll also need either chopsticks or a whisk to scramble the eggs, I prefer chopsticks because a whisk might make the eggs too bubbly.

A bowl to mix the ingredients

Measuring spoons.

I also use a wide spatula and sometimes a small silicone spatula to help roll the omelette.

A sharp knife.
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34 comments
Jul 24, 2011. 10:24 AMjwork1 says:
Good recipe, however your heat was FAR too high. Either that, or you simply cooked it too long before rolling it. Your tamago should not come out browned, but rather a pale, uniform sunny yellow color...
May 10, 2011. 8:03 AMggainaru says:
this was delicious,thx for the recipe...i just made it and had a yumy meal:)))
Oct 25, 2010. 4:59 AMIkkalebob says:
absoloutely delicious! I had to improvise due to lack of equipment so I used a frying pan, and it worked brilliantly. You should try putting some sweet chilli sauce in with the mixture it makes it very tasty. Thanks for a great instructable!
Feb 9, 2010. 8:41 PMUthman says:
 i've never used mirin in cooking (until recently) because i cant consume alcohol for religious reasons. i've finally figured out how to make a decent non-alcoholic substitute so i cant wait to try this!
Aug 3, 2010. 8:08 PMAlKaswa says:
Oh, my. Please do share; I'm in exactly the same boat as you (more or less) and I love to hear more about this substitute.
Jan 4, 2010. 6:56 PMscoochmaroo says:
I've added a link to this in my sushi instructable.  Yours looks much prettier than mine :)
Jan 5, 2010. 11:03 AMscoochmaroo says:
Ha, thanks!  It was ugly, but it was delicious.
Even my boyfriend who normally eschews tamago loved it.

Aug 5, 2009. 7:00 AMMr. Brownie says:
A while back, I went to this little restaurant called Taiko Japanese, and they had the best unagi I have ever tasted. So, I'm wondering if there is a place in the Midwest that I could buy unagi meat from?
Jun 29, 2009. 5:18 PMshabaki says:
dude it looks awesome now all i want is to try it out
Jun 4, 2008. 7:23 PMsideways says:
Yum. Here's mine, based on what I had available. I used white cooking wine for rice wine, cut back on the sugar, and baby greens and radishes from my garden.
Jun 17, 2009. 2:07 PMhalume says:
waaa~ such a cute layout!!
Nov 27, 2008. 10:45 PMwalkerpedia says:
wait, you said that you didnt add fish stock because you wanted to keep it vegetarian? never mind those embryos you consumed........jk lol
Apr 17, 2009. 9:56 AMkitsuken says:
Some vegetarians don't mind dairy products as the eggs were never fertilized, so no animals were harmed in producing them (assuming they are free range, not battery)
Nov 28, 2008. 7:54 PMwalkerpedia says:
it is good stuff though........especially with home-grown eggs.........i wonder how it would taste with quail eggs
Nov 14, 2008. 8:15 AMUmeko says:
I love this stuff but i make it a bit different, i make a thin layer to begin with, roll it up, push it to the back then add more mix, cook, roll push back and repeat... you then get a long spiral inside which looks pretty :D
Sep 22, 2008. 12:40 AMMiss World says:
I've got to try this when I get home! thank you for sharing your recipe :D
Aug 21, 2008. 2:37 AMjosefu0 says:
did you go to a place called OOmasa
Jul 24, 2008. 12:36 PMseifip says:
OK, It's not perfect visually (I only had a small round pan) but the taste was really, really gorgeous!!
Jun 13, 2008. 10:24 PMcontainer_gardener says:
Thank you. I've always wanted to know how to make this.
May 25, 2008. 11:12 PMolivier94austin says:
omg i just made this stuff and it is so good. Its the best thing i have had in awhile. Idin't even know about this until i saw this tutorial. OH ya and i took a picture like 3 seconds ago here it is
May 12, 2008. 6:35 PMjulianull says:
pretty much the only time i eat this is in my wonton min at zippys here in hawaii...they make it so it has super thin layers...nice lil garnish
May 13, 2008. 9:31 AMwestfw says:
So is it supposed to have discernible layers, or is supposed to look like a big thick uniform piece of egg? I think I've seen it both ways in restaurants, and I can even imagine both styles having associated skill requirements and followers...
May 13, 2008. 10:16 AMjulianull says:
they have huge griddles and sushi trained chefs on hand so i am sure that has something to do with the intricacy
May 12, 2008. 6:49 PMChefboy6382 says:
nice job, though the japanese frown on the color brown in their tamago.
May 12, 2008. 9:53 PMChefboy6382 says:
but if you burn something the burnt flavor will stay with it...
May 12, 2008. 6:28 PMtheRIAA says:
it's just an omelet without the good stuff /: i guess it would go good with sushi...
May 12, 2008. 6:38 PMbigwhitebear18 says:
correction, its a sweet omelette made with rice wine. :) and yah I like mine a little less brown too. wonder if you can put stuff in the egg like an omelette?

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