Niratama (egg & chinese chives). Niratama (ニラ玉) literally means "garlic chive eggs" in Japanese and is a dish of Chinese origin that's been adapted using Japanese ingredients. Flavorful and nutritionally dense, it's become a staple of home cooking in Japan, and it's eaten for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When the leaf are soften, add beaten egg and cover it for a few seconds.
This is a good side dish and goes well with white rice.
A recipe for Niratama Donburi (Japanese Eggs with Garlic Chives over Rice)!
Garlic chives are sautéed until vibrant, then tossed with an egg mixture until light and fluffy.
You can cook Niratama (egg & chinese chives) using 6 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Niratama (egg & chinese chives)
- You need 1/2 bunch of nira (chinese chives) (wash and cut into 3cm pieces).
- Prepare 2 of beaten eggs.
- Prepare 2 1/2 tbsp of sake.
- You need 2 tsp of soy sauce.
- You need 1 tbsp of mirin.
- You need 2 tsp of sugar.
I first came across this recipe for Niratama Donburi (ニラ玉丼ぶり) on Just One Cookbook and it has quickly become a new favorite way of using up extra garlic chives. Niratama is a Japanese dish made with sauteed garlic chives with lightly seasoned scrambled eggs. Delicious with toast or on hot rice! Method: Heat some water in a saucepan(not too much) to boil.
Niratama (egg & chinese chives) instructions
- Combine all seasonings in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. (after boiled about 30 sec).
- Add nira, stir and simmer over medium-low heat until cooked. (nira is cooked in a flash).
- Pour the beaten egg evenly on surface and cook for 20~30 sec over low heat. Cover with a lid and turn off the heat. Steam the egg until desired doneness..
Add soy sauce and sugar to your favorite taste. Niratama literally means garlic chives (nira) and egg (tama shorten for tamago). Sometimes we add a little bit of thinly sliced pork ( buta ) and that's called Buta Niratama (豚ニラ玉). Eggs and garlic chives are cooked on high heat till fluffy outside and still soft inside. Combine eggs, sake and soy sauce in a prep bowl; whisk.