But I'm proud of this!! See, I was browsing the net for recipes for making onigiri, tamagoyaki, and omelet rice. It was already around 3 in the morning and I was completely obsessed with making one for some reason. Around 5 am, I went to bed and tried to sleep -- unsuccessfully. So I decided to try making an omuraisu. But to my dismay, there weren't any eggs in the refrigerator. But I was itching to cook (and I was kind of hungry, as well) so I decided to make pirafu (the rice on the omuraisu. Just a kind of fried rice). Since there was no chicken as well and squid balls were present, I decided to use that instead of chicken. So here is the recipe I used:
Ingredients for the pirafu:
1 1/2 - 2 cups of rice
half an onion, minced
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 teaspoon butter/margarine
half a teaspoon vegetable oil (or olive oil)
3 tablespoons ketchup
2 tbsp soy sauce
salt and pepper to taste
First, melt the butter/margarine, then sautee the minced onion and garlic. Toss in the squid balls (or chicken) and cook until the garlic has browned and the onions have become transparent. Put the rice in the pan and pour the ketchup and the soy sauce. Mix together until the condiments have coated the rice entirely. Add in salt and pepper to taste and you will end up with something like this:
Now, as I was on to my third spoon of this, our househelp came downstairs and I realized it was already 6 in the morning. So that means there is the small sari-sari store open already, which means... I CAN BUY EGGS! I decided to buy for eggs and do the omuraisu! I was a bit nervous on how to go about it since I've read from some articles on the net that it was very hard to do, but I got a lot of help from this guy right here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx8YzNfTn7w I swear you HAVE to watch him! He is so funny and cute and I learned a lot from this (so haters, please don't hate. You can't touch this). So, here's what I did:
Ingredients for the egg:
previously made pirafu
4 eggs, beaten
salt and pepper to taste
half a teaspoon of sugar
Procedure:
Beat the eggs, add salt, pepper, and sugar (it is recommended to put in milk as well. But we ran out of milk, so it was out of the option for me) until sugar is dissolved. You can choose to sift the eggs in the sifter for a more presentable look for the egg. I didn't sift mine because the sifter was in the pile of dirty dishes and I was too lazy to clean it. he he. So, put a teaspoon of cooking oil into the pan and spread it around. You have the make sure the pan is properly heated so the egg doesn't stick to it. Once the pan is heated, cook the eggs. Wait until it's almost cooked with just a little raw egg on top, then put the pirafu on top, then fold (this is whar I did, it's not the recommended way though.) Now, transferring it to the plate is the tricky part. You have to be very careful with this 'cause the eggs are very fragile and it can tear at the slightest pressure. So get a wide spatula and very quickly but carefully transfer to the plate. And here is the final product:
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| Okay, so it's not the cleanest omuraisu, but this was my first time. So, be careful in transferring the omuraise onto the plate lest this happens |
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| On this side it looks bad.... |
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| But on this side it looks decent! haha! |
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| Omelet Rice :] |
You can put either chicken, strips of meat or turkey, shrimp, or even bits of cheeses into the rice. I just used squid balls 'cause it was the only thing available aside from hotdogs. Also, the soy sauce in the pirafu is not in the usual recipes; it's a personal touch of mine. It tastes pretty good, so you can try it for yourself if you want. You can also refer to this video for further reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTf5EgVY5uU&feature=related :)
It's now 7 in the morning and the omuraisu is now in my stomach and I am sleepy. I've accomplished what was bugging me to no end, so now, at last, sleep can finally claim me. So, goodnight world and hello dream land. <3
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