Chicken Omu Rice with Ketchup
A comforting rice dish topped with a soft omelet, drizzled with ketchup—inspired by anime-style cooking. The omelet crowns the rice, and ketchup is swirled on top for a playful finish.
- Time
- 35 min
- Serving
- 682 kcal
- Ingredients
- ≈ $1.73
- Protein
- 42 g
Ingredients
- 1 Short-grain ricepack 800 g ≈ $2.14 60 g
- 2 Chicken breast filletpack 800 g ≈ $7.23 104 g
- 3 Onions≈ $1.60 per kg 40 g
- 4 Carrots≈ $1.50 per kg 40 g
- 5 Ketchup 36 g
- 6 Butterpack 180 g ≈ $1.58 20 g
- 7 Soy sauce 6 ml
- 8 Eggspack 10 pcs ≈ $1.93 1.6 pcs
- 9 Milk 2.5%pack 930 ml ≈ $0.88 24 ml
- 10 Salt 2 g
- 11 Ground black pepper to taste
Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.
Method
Rinse the rice, cover with water, and cook for 18–20 minutes until tender.
Heat half the oil in a pan, then sear the chicken2 for 5–6 minutes until cooked.
Add the onion3 and carrot4, cooking for another 5 minutes until softened.
Stir in the rice, ketchup, soy sauce, salt, and pepper, warming through for 2 minutes, then mound onto a plate.
Cook a soft omelet in the remaining oil for 2–3 minutes until just set on top.
Place the omelet over the rice, slice through the center, and drizzle with ketchup.
Tips
- Why it works
- Fry the chicken separately so it doesn't give its moisture to the rice and make it soggy. If you fry everything together, the rice absorbs the juice and gets overcooked.
- Substitutions
- Replace the ketchup with tomato paste (36 g), and the flavor will be less sweet. You can skip the milk by adding 12 g of water to the eggs for the omelet.
- Common mistakes
- The omelet turns out dry if you fry it longer than 3 minutes: the top will be tough and won't cover the rice. Check by pulling on the edge: it should stretch slightly.
- Storing and reheating
- Keep in the fridge for 2 days. Reheat in the microwave for 1-1.5 minutes under a lid so the omelet doesn't dry out. Don't freeze: the omelet will turn rubbery.
- Serve with
- Serve with cucumbers cut into strips, or with lemon wedges to soften the sweetness of the ketchup. Works for lunch after school or work.
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