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Dashimaki Tamago
This delicious Dashimaki Tamago recipe creates a traditional Kyoto style tamagoyaki with a custardy texture. It's a staple of Japanese cuisine and I'm sharing my cooking tips for making it either a round frying pan or rectangular tamagoyaki pan.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 181 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Brunch
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon Potato Starch (3 grams)
- ¾ cup dashi stock
- 1 teaspoon usukuchi soy sauce
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs (about 240 grams)
- vegetable oil (for pan)
- daikon (grated for garnish)
Instructions
- Add 1 teaspoon potato starch, ¾ cup dashi stock, 1 teaspoon usukuchi soy sauce, and ⅛ teaspoon salt in a large bowl and stir the mixture until the salt has dissolved.
- Break the 4 large eggs into a separate bowl and beat the eggs with chopsticks. The goal is to uniformly mix the egg whites and yolks while incorporating as little air as possible. To do this, hold the chopsticks (or fork) at a 90-degree angle to the bottom of the bowl and use a side-to-side cutting motion to beat the eggs. Don't use a circular or whipping motion, as this will aerate the mixture.
- Pour the beaten eggs into the dashi mixture and stir together thoroughly, trying to limit the number of bubbles that form.
- Strain the egg mixture through a fine mesh strainer to remove any unmixed egg or chalaza.
- Heat a tamagoyaki pan over medium heat until hot. Use a folded paper towel soaked with vegetable oil to lightly grease the pan (there shouldn't be any beads of oil). Be sure to get into all the corners and edges.
- Pour enough of the mixture into the pan to fully coat the bottom without swirling. If any air bubbles start to form, use chopsticks to pop them.
- As the bottom layer of the egg sets, you'll notice it becomes more opaque. When the egg is mostly cooked through, use a spatula around the edges of the omelet to separate it from the pan and start rolling it from the far end of the pan towards you. When you reach the front edge of the pan, use the spatula to slide it to the back edge of the pan.
- Grease the empty part of the pan with the oiled paper towel and then pour in another layer of egg mixture. Quickly use chopsticks to lift up the roll and tip the pan to allow the egg to run under the omelet.
- When the new layer of egg is mostly set, repeat the previous 2 steps until you run out of egg mixture.
- When the dashimaki tamago is done, turn it out onto the center of a bamboo sushi mat (with the bumpy side facing up). Roll one edge of the mat around the egg and cinch it up so some pressure is applied to the tamagoyaki.
- Roll the other edge around the egg and use your hands to press the omelette into a nice shape. Let this rest for at least 10 minutes to set.
- For the daikon radish, peel and grate the daikon using a daikon grater or the rasp side of a box grater. Use a strainer to drain off any excess water.
- To serve, slice the dashimaki tamago and garnish with a mound of grated daikon topped with a splash of soy sauce.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
181kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.04g
Cholesterol
372mg
(124%)
Sodium
757mg
(32%)
Potassium
347mg
(10%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
544IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
98mg
(10%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 181
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 181kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 372mg | 124% |
| Sodium | 757mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 347mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 544IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 98mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.