Japanese nori omelette with vegetables - Ausbb

minithemeezer · 09-02-2010, 09:56 AM

Ingredients (one serve):

Eggs (quantity you’d usually eat in an omelette)
Half a nori sheet, cut into fine strips with sharp scissors
Half a chilli, finely diced (optional)
Vegetables including carrot, asparagus, snow peas, capsicum, spring onion, zucchini, beans and mushrooms if you eat them (mushrooms are the devil)
Another source of protein if desired such as julienned firm tofu or a can of tuna
Soy sauce
Miso soup mix (a pack of 12 individual serves is available from the supermarket)
Sesame oil
The original recipe calls for mirin but most commercial brands contain glucose or corn syrup and I’ve omitted

Method:

Pre-heat oven to a low heat (about 100 degrees Celsius)
Crack eggs in a bowl and stir through nori sheets. Season with salt and pepper if desired
Slice vegetables into strips (hard vegetables thinly and soft vegetables thicker so they cook at the same time)
Heat a pan to a medium heat (add a small amount of oil if not using a non-stick pan)
If using three eggs, pour half the mix into the pan and swoosh around gently to make a crepe-like omelette of even thickness. If using two eggs, pour the whole lot in
Cook the omelette until starting to set and turn to cook the other side
Put cooked omelette onto a plate, set aside and cook the second omelette
Place cooked omelettes in the oven to keep warm
In the same pan, stir fry chilli and vegetables (and tofu if being used) until they start to soften
Add a few drops of soy sauce, half the sachet of miso soup mix and a few drops of sesame oil. Stir and adjust flavourings
Incorporate the tuna (if being used) with the vegetables
Remove pan from heat and set aside
Place the first omelette on a plate, add half the vegetables along the centre and roll into a cylinder. You will see from the photo that I am poor at this so do as I say and not as I do
Repeat for the second omelette, admire your awesome handiwork for a few moments and serve

Variations:

The recipe scales up to any number of servings
Omit Japanese seasonings and add a can of chilli-flavoured tuna
I haven’t yet experimented with leftovers for work lunches the next day, but I think re-heating vegetables and omelettes separately and constructing in front of your envious dim sim-munching colleagues will work

katie · 09-02-2010, 01:42 PM

I'm drooling, will anyone make this for me and deliver to Sydney CBD?

Thanks for sharing!

mike367 · 09-02-2010, 03:37 PM

Mouth watering, I'll try making one on the weekend. Just 2 questions, what is Nori and where do I get it? What is Miso soup mix?

Cheers,
Mike.

Shrek · 09-02-2010, 10:24 PM

What? No Lentils

minithemeezer · 10-02-2010, 08:14 AM

Katie, some online girlfriends and I invented the concept of Fat Couriers to mystically transport the wonderful baked goods in their blogs, but they never arrived! Fat Couriers might get an omelette delivered as it's not a flourless chocolate fudge cake *laughs*.

Mike, nori is also known as yaki nori or the green wrapping around California rolls. The Asian section of the supermarket will have packets with about 10 sheets. Crap, I took a photo of the miso mix but forgot to upload from home -- in the same section of the shelf look for miso soup mix; it's just a paste made of soy, fish and flavourings. A quarter stock cube might work as an alternative, come to think of it.

No lentils today, Shrek. I can write up a dhal recipe just to annoy you though

.

10-02-2010, 11:03 AM

Nori is also called laver or toasted laver but nori is the more common name.
Hint; get Korean nori if you can.It has a sesame oil flavour.Maybe slightly higher on the cals. but the taste is worth it.

katie · 10-02-2010, 12:32 PM

Mmm, any sort of Japanese food is so good..... I'll be trying this to get my fix of Japanese food since I can't eat raw fish for the next 8 months! That means no sushi

Shrek · 10-02-2010, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by minithemeezer

No lentils today, Shrek. I can write up a dhal recipe just to annoy you though

.

You wouldn't dare?
Remember....

minithemeezer · 11-02-2010, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zarkov

Nori is also called laver or toasted laver but nori is the more common name.
Hint; get Korean nori if you can.It has a sesame oil flavour.Maybe slightly higher on the cals. but the taste is worth it.

You know you're going to have me on an obsessive mission until I find the Koren nori now

. You had me reminiscing of a little Korean cafe in Sydney I could never find by myself, with awful decor and blocky old wooden chairs, but the kim chi and hot pots were to die for.

Katie, hmm, sushi -- I'll have double just for you *laughs*.

minithemeezer · 11-02-2010, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shrek

You wouldn't dare?
Remember....

Rank has its privileges, hey?

500g red lentils

1 x 800g can crushed tomatoes

1 tsp each ground cumin, coriander seed and turmeric

Want more?

09-02-2010, 09:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
minithemeezer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mornington Peninsula, Victoria Gender: Posts: 279	Japanese nori omelette with vegetables Ingredients (one serve): Eggs (quantity you’d usually eat in an omelette) Half a nori sheet, cut into fine strips with sharp scissors Half a chilli, finely diced (optional) Vegetables including carrot, asparagus, snow peas, capsicum, spring onion, zucchini, beans and mushrooms if you eat them (mushrooms are the devil) Another source of protein if desired such as julienned firm tofu or a can of tuna Soy sauce Miso soup mix (a pack of 12 individual serves is available from the supermarket) Sesame oil The original recipe calls for mirin but most commercial brands contain glucose or corn syrup and I’ve omitted Method: Pre-heat oven to a low heat (about 100 degrees Celsius) Crack eggs in a bowl and stir through nori sheets. Season with salt and pepper if desired Slice vegetables into strips (hard vegetables thinly and soft vegetables thicker so they cook at the same time) Heat a pan to a medium heat (add a small amount of oil if not using a non-stick pan) If using three eggs, pour half the mix into the pan and swoosh around gently to make a crepe-like omelette of even thickness. If using two eggs, pour the whole lot in Cook the omelette until starting to set and turn to cook the other side Put cooked omelette onto a plate, set aside and cook the second omelette Place cooked omelettes in the oven to keep warm In the same pan, stir fry chilli and vegetables (and tofu if being used) until they start to soften Add a few drops of soy sauce, half the sachet of miso soup mix and a few drops of sesame oil. Stir and adjust flavourings Incorporate the tuna (if being used) with the vegetables Remove pan from heat and set aside Place the first omelette on a plate, add half the vegetables along the centre and roll into a cylinder. You will see from the photo that I am poor at this so do as I say and not as I do Repeat for the second omelette, admire your awesome handiwork for a few moments and serve Variations: The recipe scales up to any number of servings Omit Japanese seasonings and add a can of chilli-flavoured tuna I haven’t yet experimented with leftovers for work lunches the next day, but I think re-heating vegetables and omelettes separately and constructing in front of your envious dim sim-munching colleagues will work

09-02-2010, 01:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
katie Active Member Join Date: May 2009 Gender: Posts: 1,130	I'm drooling, will anyone make this for me and deliver to Sydney CBD? Thanks for sharing! __________________ Rock climbing since 2005; running and resistance training since May 2009

09-02-2010, 03:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
mike367 Super Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Seaford Vic. Gender: Posts: 533	Mouth watering, I'll try making one on the weekend. Just 2 questions, what is Nori and where do I get it? What is Miso soup mix? Cheers, Mike. __________________ ENGLAND for the ashes.......

10-02-2010, 12:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
katie Active Member Join Date: May 2009 Gender: Posts: 1,130	Mmm, any sort of Japanese food is so good..... I'll be trying this to get my fix of Japanese food since I can't eat raw fish for the next 8 months! That means no sushi __________________ Rock climbing since 2005; running and resistance training since May 2009

10-02-2010, 08:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
minithemeezer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mornington Peninsula, Victoria Gender: Posts: 279	Katie, some online girlfriends and I invented the concept of Fat Couriers to mystically transport the wonderful baked goods in their blogs, but they never arrived! Fat Couriers might get an omelette delivered as it's not a flourless chocolate fudge cake laughs. Mike, nori is also known as yaki nori or the green wrapping around California rolls. The Asian section of the supermarket will have packets with about 10 sheets. Crap, I took a photo of the miso mix but forgot to upload from home -- in the same section of the shelf look for miso soup mix; it's just a paste made of soy, fish and flavourings. A quarter stock cube might work as an alternative, come to think of it. No lentils today, Shrek. I can write up a dhal recipe just to annoy you though .

10-02-2010, 11:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
Zarkov Guest Posts: n/a	Nori is also called laver or toasted laver but nori is the more common name. Hint; get Korean nori if you can.It has a sesame oil flavour.Maybe slightly higher on the cals. but the taste is worth it.