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Japanese Crab Meat Tenshin Don

groups1 servingspeedMediumcountertopsPrep: 5 minsskilletCook: 10 minsscheduleTotal: 15 minsoutdoor_grillStir-fry
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12 Steps Total
01
Preparation
00:01:24

Place 1 chikuwa on a cutting board, slice it into thin round pieces, and transfer to a plate.

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Curl your fingers inward when slicing chikuwa to avoid cutting them.

Ingredients:Chikuwa (1 piece)
Tools:knifecutting board
02
Preparation
00:01:34

Chop 1 scallion finely, and set aside a small portion for final decoration.

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Keep the knife steady when chopping scallions to ensure even pieces.

Ingredients:scallion (1 piece)
Tools:knife
03
Preparation
00:01:54

Take a glass bowl, add 5 crab sticks, and tear each stick into fine shreds by hand.

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Tear the crab sticks thoroughly, otherwise they will clump together when cooked.

Ingredients:Crab sticks (5 piece)
Tools:glass bowl
04
Preparation
00:02:05
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Wash hands thoroughly after handling raw eggs to prevent cross-contamination; raw eggs carry bacteria.

Crack 2 eggs into the bowl with crab shreds, and mix well with chopsticks until thoroughly combined.

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Be careful not to drop egg shells into the bowl, and mix evenly.

Ingredients:Egg (2 piece)Crab sticks
Tools:glass bowlchopsticks
05
Preparation
00:02:18

In a bowl, pour 150cc dashi, 1 tbsp sake, 1 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp soy sauce, 1/2 tsp oyster sauce, and 1 tsp sesame oil, whisk well, taste and add 1 pinch of salt if needed.

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Make sure the sugar dissolves completely, otherwise the sweetness will be uneven.

Ingredients:dashi stock (150 ml)Sake or Rice Wine (1 tbsp)sugar (1 tsp)soy sauce (0.5 tsp)oyster sauce (0.5 tsp)sesame oil (1 tsp)Salt (1 pinch)
Tools:glass bowlwhisk
06
Preparation
00:02:52

In a small bowl, add 1 tbsp starch and 1 tbsp water, mix well with fingers to make starch water.

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Starch water settles easily, mix well again before use.

Ingredients:starch (1 tbsp)water (1 tbsp)
Tools:small bowl
07
Active Cooking
00:03:00

Heat 1/2 tsp oil in a pan over medium-high heat, stir-fry scallions until fragrant, then add chikuwa slices and stir well.

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The oil must be hot enough when adding scallions, otherwise they will release water and not get fragrant.

Ingredients:oil (0.5 tsp)scallionChikuwa
Tools:silicone spatulafrying pan
08
Active Cooking
00:03:34

Add 180g steamed rice into the pan, break it up with a spatula and stir-fry with chikuwa and scallions, add 1 tsp mirin and 1/2 tsp soy sauce to coat, season with salt and pepper until grains are separated.

local_fire_departmentMedium high heat
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Break up the rice clumps with a spatula, otherwise it will heat unevenly.

Ingredients:steamed rice (180 g)mirin (1 tsp)soy sauce (0.5 tsp)Saltcrushed black pepper
Tools:silicone spatulafrying pan
09
Active Cooking
00:04:14

Prepare a round plate, use a spatula to transfer the fried rice onto it and shape it into a neat dome.

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Pack the rice firmly into a dome shape, otherwise it will collapse when topped with eggs.

Tools:silicone spatulaceramic plate
10
Active Cooking
00:04:24

Heat 1/2 tsp oil in a pan over medium heat, pour in the crab egg mixture, stir quickly with chopsticks until desired doneness, and gently slide the omelet over the fried rice.

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Do not use high heat when frying eggs, otherwise they will become overcooked and lose their softness.

Ingredients:oil (0.5 tsp)EggCrab sticks
Tools:frying panchopsticks
11
Active Cooking
00:05:19

Wipe excess oil from the pan with paper towels, pour in the sauce, heat over medium until sugar dissolves, turn off stove, add starch water and stir well, turn heat back on and cook until thickened.

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Turn off or lower heat when adding starch water and stir constantly, otherwise it will clump.

Tools:silicone spatulafrying panpaper towel
12
Active Cooking
00:06:02

Ladle the thickened gravy evenly over the omelet rice, and garnish the top with scallions and white sesame seeds.

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Pour the gravy evenly around the omelet from outside to inside to maintain a nice appearance.

Ingredients:scallionwhite sesame seeds
Tools:ladle

groceryAll Ingredients

Chikuwa1 piece
scallion1 piece
Crab sticks5 piece
Egg2 piece
dashi stock150 ml
Sake or Rice Wine1 tbsp
sugar1 tsp
soy sauce1 tsp
oyster sauce0.5 tsp
sesame oil1 tsp
Salt1 pinch
starch1 tbsp
water1 tbsp
oil1.5 tsp
steamed rice180 g
mirin1 tsp
crushed black pepper1 pinch
white sesame seeds1 pinch

blenderAll Tools Needed

knifecutting boardglass bowlchopstickswhisksmall bowlsilicone spatulafrying panceramic platepaper towelladle