vegetable tenshin don recipe

[RECIPE] Vegetable Tenshin-don

Tenshin-don or Tenshin-han is a Chinese-inspired Japanese dish, traditionally combining a crab meat omelette with cooked rice and a savory sauce served in a bowl. Our version features a vegetable-based sauce using dried carrot and spinach. The natural Umami flavor from the vegetable Dashi adds a delightful touch, transforming this dish into a nourishing and comforting meal.

 

Recipe: 

Serving: 2

Time: 20 minutes 

 

Ingredients: 

  • 2 cups Cooked rice (Rice Options)

  • 4 pcs Egg 

 

Sauce 

  • 400 ml Water

  • 2 tbsp Dried carrot

  • 2 tbsp Dried spinach

  • 1 pack Vegetable Dashi

  • 1 tbsp Soy sauce

  • 1 tbsp Mirin

  • 1 tbsp each Potato starch and water

  • Salt 

 

Instructions:

  1. Cook the rice to prepare.

  2. In a pot, add water, vegetable Dashi pack, dried carrot, and dried spinach, and bring to a boil. Remove the Dashi pack after a few minutes.

  3. Stir in soy sauce and Mirin.

  4. In a small bowl, mix the potato starch with water, then add this slurry to the sauce and stir until it thickens.

  5. Heat a frying pan over medium-low heat with cooking oil. Pour in the beaten eggs and cook until you have a round, flat omelette.

  6. Place the cooked rice in a bowl, shaping it into a dome. Cover the rice with the omelette, then pour the sauce over the top.

 

 

RECIPE by Azusa