Omurice

also called オムライス · omuraisu · omurice · おむらいす · omu rice · ketchup rice omelette · Japanese omelette rice

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Omurice: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
5 oz(150 g; in 1/2-inch dice)chicken thighfry 4 min in butterpress the ketchup, fry 3 minslide over and shape
1/2(chopped fine)onion
1 Tbs(15 g)unsalted butter
3 cups(710 mL; cold, ideally yesterday's)cooked rice
3 Tbs(45 mL)ketchup
1 tsp(5 mL)Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tspkosher salt
1/8 tspblack pepper
4eggsset 90 sec, still wet on top
1 Tbs(15 mL)whole milk
2 tsp(10 g)butter
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1fry 4 min in butter

2set 90 sec, still wet on top

3press the ketchup, fry 3 min

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Start to finish
at least 7 min1 of 4 steps gives no time
Needs you
about 7 min
If you get it wrong
Narrow — the omelette is right at ninety seconds and rubbery at two and a half, so it is cooked last and eaten immediately
  1. fry 4 min in butter

    4 minneeds youfrom the start

  2. set 90 sec, still wet on top

    2 minwalk awayfrom the start

  3. press the ketchup, fry 3 min

    3 minneeds you4 min in

  4. slide over and shape

    not timed7 min in

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See how it is written
>> title: Omurice
>> category: Rice, Beans & Grains
>> tags: japanese, egg, chicken, rice, ketchup, weeknight, family
>> counters: Japanese Home Cooking
>> aka: オムライス, omuraisu, omurice, おむらいす, omu rice, ketchup rice omelette, Japanese omelette rice
>> pairs-with: sumashi-jiru, hambagu
>> servings: 2
>> time: 25 min
>> slack: narrow — the omelette is right at ninety seconds and rubbery at two and a half, so it is cooked last and eaten immediately

>> step: fry 4 min in butter
Fry @chicken thigh{5%oz}(150 g; in 1/2-inch dice) with @onion{1/2}(chopped fine) in @unsalted butter{1%Tbs}(15 g) in a #frying pan{} ~fry{4%min}, until the onion is soft and the chicken has coloured a little.

>> step: press the ketchup, fry 3 min
Add @cooked rice{3%cups}(710 mL; cold, ideally yesterday's) to @&(~1)chicken{} with @ketchup{3%Tbs}(45 mL), @Worcestershire sauce{1%tsp}(5 mL), @kosher salt{1/4%tsp} and @black pepper{1/8%tsp}, and ~fry{3%min}.

>> step: set 90 sec, still wet on top
Whisk @eggs{4} with @whole milk{1%Tbs}(15 mL) and pour them into @butter{2%tsp}(10 g) melted in a clean #frying pan{} over medium-low heat, ~set{90%sec}, stirring briefly then leaving them, until the top is still wet.

>> step: slide over and shape
Mound @&(2)ketchup rice{} on a plate, slide @&(~1)omelette{} over it, and shape it under a clean cloth into an oval before it finishes cooking on the residual heat.