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A beautiful golden orb of egg yolk atop a steaming bowl of white rice makes for a delicious Japanese comfort food called Tamago Kake Gohan.
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Tamago Kake Gohan (Raw Egg on Rice)

Turn humble ingredients into a soul-satisfying meal with this Tamago Kake Gohan recipe. It effortlessly turns fresh raw eggs and piping hot rice into a deceptively luxurious bowl of creamy goodness that captures the essence of Japanese comfort food.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword eggs, japanese-breakfast
Level Beginner
Main Ingredient Egg, Rice
Diet Dairy-Free, Pescatarian, Vegetarian
Prep Time 2 minutes
Total Time 2 minutes
Servings 1 serving
Calories 197kcal
Author Marc Matsumoto

Ingredients

Grams + US Cups - US Standard

Instructions

  • Add 1 serving cooked Japanese short-grain rice that's piping hot to a deep rice bowl.
    1 serving cooked Japanese short-grain rice
    Serving rice in a rice bowl.
  • Break an 1 egg over the rice and separate the yolk to add later.
    1 egg
    Separating egg over rice.
  • Mix the hot rice and egg white together until it starts to thicken slightly. You can add more rice if it's too runny for your tastes.
    Mixing the egg white into the rice.
  • Top the Tamago Kake Gohan with the egg yolk and serve with good soy sauce for drizzling.
    soy sauce
    Tamagokake gohan with a raw egg yolk on top.
  • Mix the yolk and soy sauce into the rice before eating.
    Breaking a raw egg yolk onto a bowl of Tamago Kake Gohan.

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Nutrition

Calories: 197kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 398mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 238IU | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 2mg