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How to Make Usuyaki Tamago

Tamago is the Japanese name for a sweet egg omelet. This omelet can be used in maki and on nigiri sushi. The only problem is that the tamago is so good that once you try some, there might not be any left to make sushi with! This isn’t exactly a traditional recipe. Instead, this is how my mom used to always make it, so it might be a little different than what you find in sushi restaurants.

Makes 1 omelet.

Usuyaki Tamago

Ingredients
Cooking Directions

Crack the eggs into a bowl. Using a whisk or a fork, whisk the eggs until smooth.


Whisking the eggs

Stir in the sugar and shoyu, stirring until thoroughly mixed in.


Pouring sugar into the egg


Pouring shoyu into the egg

Heat a frying pan at medium heat.

Melt about 1/2 tbsp butter in the pan, spreading it so the bottom of the pan is completely covered.

Pour the egg mix into the pan.


Pouring the egg mix into the pan

When the egg looks opaque and you can get a spatula under it without tearing the omelet, flip the omelet.


Cooking the tomago

When the omelet is coked through (you can lift the omelet with the spatula to check underneath), remove the omelet from the pan.


Tamago removed from the pan

Slice into thin strips. The width of these strips depends on what you are using the tamago for – for tamago nigiri, cut them into 1.5″ x 2.5″ strips, to use in maki cut into 1 cm strips.


Cutting the tomago into strips


Done and ready to use on nigiri!