Foodie Goodie | Omurice!

Earlier this week, I received a recipe request from one of my readers, who turns out to be a fellow KPop fan. I'm more than happy to do this post for her, as the dish she's asking for plays a huge role in Rooftop Prince - one of my favorite Kdramas from last year. And if you've seen this drama too, then I guess you know what dish I'm talking about. Yep, it's Omurice!

Omurice ala Park Ha. :)

A fusion cuisine of Japanese origin, 'omurice' is basically a duo of omelette (omu) and fried rice. This dish was first seen at a western-style restaurant in the Ginza district of Tokyo sometime during the 19th century. Introduced in Korea during the Japanese invasion, omurice remains a popular, well-loved dish in the Land of the Morning Calm until this very day.

Lee Gak (played by Park Yoochun) and his subjects enjoying Park Ha's (Han Ji Min) omurice.

Omurice

Ingredients:

250g chicken breast (or any other choice of meat)
1 onion
1 green or red bell pepper
1 carrot
1 small can green peas, cooked
4 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 eggs
2 cups of cooked/steamed rice
Salt and pepper to taste

Photo credit: Roboppy

Procedure:

1. Dice chicken, bell pepper, carrots, and onion.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and sauté diced chicken.
3. Add diced onion, carrots, and green pepper and the cooked green peas in the frying pan. Sauté together.
4. Add cooked/steamed rice in the pan and mix well. Add a dash of salt and pepper.
5. Turn off the heat, add ketchup and mix well.
6. Heat another frying pan and put some vegetable oil.
7. Whisk an egg in a bowl and pour the egg in the frying pan. Quickly spread the egg in the frying pan and make a thin, large, and round omelet.
8. Place chicken rice in the middle of the omelet and fold top and bottom sides of omelet over the chicken rice.
9. Cover the frying pan with a plate and turn them over to place the omurice in the plate.
10. Put some ketchup on top of omurice and serve hot.



And there you have it, Omurice inspired by the Rooftop Prince.
Meokkda! (That's Korean for 'let's eat'.)