Saturday, October 18, 2008

Datemaki


Datemaki is a Japanese sweet rolled omelet. It's one of Japanese New Year's food.
Ingredients:

* 8 eggs
* 4 oz. hanpen (white fish cake), chopped
* 2 Tbsp. dashi soup stock
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 2 Tbsp. mirin
* 1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation:
Preheat the oven in 375 degrees F. Beat eggs in bowl. Put eggs, chopped hanpen, , sugar, mirin, salt in blender. Process until smooth. Put a baking sheet in a rectangular baking pan. Pour the egg mixture in the pan. Cook it in the oven for 15 minutes. Put the omelet on top of a bamboo mat while it's still warm. Remove the baking sheet. Roll the omelet with the bamboo mat. Leave it until cools. Remove the bamboo mat and cut the omelet into 1/2 inch thick slices.

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