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30 classic recipes, Dinner, Egg, Find by type, Lunch, Recipes · 02/08/2022

Tamago Don (玉子丼 : Egg Donburi/bowl )

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A fluffy egg on top of warm rice with a dashi-based sauce. This is Tamago-don. The ingredients are so simple and you can make it in less than 10 minutes and it is extremely tasty!

 

recipe for Tamago Don

 

Tamago-don is a dish that has a fluffy and soft egg on top of rice with a dashi based sauce. It’s perfect for when you need something fast and easy to cook. Tamago(卵丼 or 玉子丼) means egg and Don means donburi, which is a term for Japanese rice bowl dishes. We also have Oyako-don that is made with onions, chicken, and egg. So, Tamago-don is the egg-based version of ‘Oyako’-don.

>Oyakodon (親子丼 – Chicken and Egg Bowl)

 

When I was a kid, there was a Washoku(和食) restaurant near my house. Washoku means Japanese-style meal and that restaurant was my family’s go-to restaurant. At the restaurant, I always order Tamago don. Tamago don is so sweet and savory, and that is one of a great memory of food in my childhood.

 

Ingredients for making Tamago don

mirin

There are 2 important ingredients that you should have for making Tamago don. Which are mentsuyu and mirin. Those two are the ingredients that most Japanese house have and there are so many recipes use these ingredients. So if you love to cook Japanese food, I recommend you to have them!

>What is Mirin? ( みりん – Japanese Sweet Rice Wine)

 

Substitution of Mentsuyu

I understand so many people don’t have mentsuyu at home. But if you love to cook Japanese food, it’s worth having it because there are a lot of Japanese recipes use mentsuyu.

Here is the Substitution

Mentsuyu 60ml (for 2 person recipe) = soy sauce 30ml, sake 30ml, dashi powder 2g, sugar 5g

Having mentsuyu is the best way to make Tamago don but you can make similar taste using above. But I think there are so many people also don’t have dashi powder so if you don’t mind, I strongly recommend you to get mentsuyu.

 

Other bowl recipes

Please try other donburi recipes:)

  • Salmon Mayo Don
  • Kinoko and Beef Sauté
  • Karaage-Don
  • Soboro Don
  • Gyudon

 

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How to make Tamago Don

Tamago don

Yuka
A fluffy egg on top of warm rice with a dashi-based sauce. This is Tamago-don. The ingredients are so simple and you can make it in less than 10 minutes and it is extremely tasty! 
5 from 4 votes
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Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 2 people
Calories 837.07 kcal

Ingredients
  

Preparation

  • 350 g rice   Here is how to cook rice.

Tamago don Ingredients

  • 1/4 large onion It's about 55g - 65g.
  • 4 large eggs
  • 50 ml mentsuyu You can buy mentsuyu from HERE
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 150 ml water
  • 1 Tablespoon mirin
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar

Instructions
 

  • Gather all the ingredients.
  • Slice onion into 1 inch chunks.
  • In a small bowl, add eggs and beat them.
  • In a medium pot add mentsuyu, water, soy sauce, sugar, and mirin on medium heat. Bring to a boil.
  • After boiling, add sliced onion and cook until the onion turns clear. (About 7 minutes).
  • Turn the heat to high and add the beaten egg.
  • Turn off the heat when the egg is about 1/2 cooked then cover with a lid for 3 minutes.
  • Let's serve! In a medium bowl add rice first and pour the egg mixture on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 837.07kcal | Carbohydrates: 151.61g | Protein: 25.59g | Fat: 10.7g | Sodium: 829.31mg | Fiber: 2.84g | Sugar: 5.68g
Author Yuka
Keyword donburi, egg
Course Main Course
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Posted In: 30 classic recipes, Dinner, Egg, Find by type, Lunch, Recipes · Tagged: Classic, donburi, Less than 10 minutes

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Comments

  1. Vic says

    02/28/2022 at 16:02

    Hi is there any ingredients instead of mentsuyu?

    Reply
    • Yuka says

      02/28/2022 at 23:29

      Yes! Thank you for the great point! I will add the substitutions in the article. But here is the substitution.

      – Mentsuyu 60ml (for 2 person recipe) = soy sauce 30ml, sake 30ml, dashi powder 2g, sugar 5g

      Having mentsuyu is the best way to make Tamago don but you can make similar taste using above. But I think there are so many people also don’t have dashi powder so if you don’t mind, I strongly recommend you to get mentsuyu. There are a lot of Japanese recipes use mentsuyu so if you love to cook Japanese food, it’s worth having!

      Reply
  2. Will says

    03/01/2022 at 22:01

    5 stars
    I had this in Japan and this recipe reminded me of how delicious it was. Thanks

    Reply
    • Yuka says

      03/02/2022 at 06:13

      Oh I’m so glad to hear that! I am happy this Tamago don recipe reminded you of Japan:)

      Reply
  3. Tim says

    05/15/2022 at 18:59

    Oh looks tasty. I will try.

    Reply
    • Yuka says

      05/16/2022 at 07:23

      It’s really good! Please try and let me know how you like it!

      Reply
  4. Phil says

    07/17/2022 at 20:58

    5 stars
    Thanks for the tasty recipe. It was easy

    Reply
    • Yuka says

      07/18/2022 at 00:02

      Thank you too! I am glad you liked it!

      Reply
  5. T says

    09/13/2022 at 09:57

    5 stars
    So good !!!

    Reply
    • Yuka says

      09/14/2022 at 22:10

      Yes! I love this as lunch!

      Reply
  6. Koko says

    09/29/2022 at 15:57

    5 stars
    Hi Yuka! This is a great recipe! Simple and super easy. I bought mentsuyu because I want to try more Japanese food. I recommend Tamago don to some of my friends already!

    Reply
    • Yuka says

      09/29/2022 at 19:01

      Thank you! Yes, it’s so easy but super tasty. I am glad you enjoyed this and shared with your friends!

      Reply

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