Tamago kake gohan (raw egg on rice)
卵かけご飯 · TKG: egg and soy sauce whipped into hot rice
Students, salarymen and farmers across Japan eat tamago kake gohan, TKG for short, as a two-minute breakfast, and the egg-farm towns of Okayama and Shimane even hold festivals for it. A raw egg is beaten into piping-hot rice with soy sauce until it turns glossy and almost custardy, like a soft risotto. In Japan eggs are graded for eating raw; elsewhere, use only pasteurised eggs or eggs with a recognised safety stamp, very fresh and kept cold. This dish is not for pregnant women, young children or anyone with a weakened immune system. The common mistake is using lukewarm rice, which leaves the egg slippery and raw-tasting; the rice must be steaming hot. Chef's tip: mix the white into the rice first until fluffy, then drop the yolk on top and break it at the table.
- Total time
- 3 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 1
Ingredients
- 6 ½ oz freshly cooked Japanese short-grain ricesteaming hot
- 1 eggvery fresh, pasteurised or safety-stamped, fridge-cold
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 spring onion (optional)finely sliced
- 0.5 sheet nori (optional)in thin strips
- ½ tsp toasted sesame seeds (optional)
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Put 6 ½ oz freshly cooked Japanese short-grain rice in a bowl and make a well in the middle.
Step 2: Crack 1 egg into a cup and separate the yolk carefully. Pour the white into the rice and whip it in with chopsticks for about 30 seconds until the rice looks pale and fluffy.
1 minStep 3: Slip the yolk into the well, drizzle 1 tsp soy sauce over and top with 1 spring onion, 0.5 sheet nori and ½ tsp toasted sesame seeds.
Step 4: Break the yolk and mix it through at the table, then eat straight away while hot.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 10 g
- Carbs
- 60 g
- Fat
- 5 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does tamago kake gohan (raw egg on rice) take?
- About 3 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 1 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of freshly cooked japanese short-grain rice?
- Any long-grain rice, same amount.
- What can I use instead of egg?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
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