KIMI'S KITCHEN: TAMAGOYAKI

I do a lot of cooking and baking (more so baking though, LOL) so I figured I'd start uploading some of the recipes I do onto here in a step by step manner. I'll try to do these weekly !!

So I decided to try my hand at making tamagoyaki, also known as the Japanese sweet omelet. Honestly, I thought it was super easy - I just need to get better at rolling it. XD And not get distracted by my sister when I have something on the stove, haha.

You will need:

• 4 ‘large’ eggs
• 1 to 3 tablespoons sugar (add depending on how sweet you want it)
  
• 1 teaspoon mirin (if you don't have mirin, you can use cooking sherry as a substitute)
  
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon light soy sauce, although you can use regular soy sauce instead
• Oil for cooking

In a small non-stick frying pan, pour a small amount of oil into a dish and brush the bottom of the pan lightly. Turn the heat on low just to heat up the oil.

In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients and stir with a fork well. Don't use a whisk !! Using a whisk will result in your omelet getting foamy.

Pour a small amount of egg into your pan and wait until it cooks almost completely through or until the bottom has browned.

Roll your omelet with a chopstick and then move it over to the side (mine burned a little cuz I got distracted talking to my sister, haha). Brush pan again with some oil and then pour another small amount of egg into the pan, making sure it connects to the end of the rolled omelet.

Roll completely. Fry until all the egg is totally cooked.

Remove from pan and transfer to plate. Cut into about 1 inch pieces.

And your done ! Your tamagoyaki is ready to eat. :D Besides burning mine a bit, it was really good ! I put 3 tablespoons of sugar into my omelet, since I like sweet things, but you could still taste the egg regardless of all the sugar in it. It's a super filling dish, so it's perfect for lunch or dinner ~
I'm going to keep practicing until I can get the rolling down pat. If I can find a Japanese omelet pan downtown somewhere, I'll probably buy it since using one of the traditional square pans look easier then using a round one. @ w @

Good luck to everyone who tries this and lemme know how your tamagoyaki turns out !!