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Pokeball Omelette Rice (Omurice)


  • Author: Shannon
  • Yield: 1 Omelette Rice
  • Category: Character Bento

Description

Step-by-step instructions for turning traditional Japanese omelette rice (omurice) into Pokeball omelette rice. Perfect for Pokemon fans of all ages!


Ingredients

Food Items:

  • 1 serving of ketchup rice (here’s the recipe I use)
  • 2 eggs
  • Nori seaweed
  • 2 – 3 imitation crab sticks (red part only)
  • White cheese slice (such as provolone, swiss, or white Kraft Singles)

Recommended Tools:

  • Small circle cutter (~2.5 cm)
  • Multi-purpose nori punch
  • Tiny circle cutter or drinking straw
  • Medium-sized circle nori punch* (see Notes for details on what I used)
  • Small star cutter (optional)

Instructions

Omelette:

  1. In a small bowl, whisk together 1 whole egg + 1 egg yolk (reserve the egg white in a separate bowl, as you will use it later) until evenly yellow in color. Feel free to add a pinch of salt if you’d like.
  2. Heat a non-stick pan coated in oil or non-stick spray over medium heat. Once hot, add your whisked egg mixture, swirling it around until it evenly coats the entire bottom of the pan. Fully cook the omelette, then carefully remove onto a large plate or cutting board.
  3. Using the small circle cutter (2.5 cm), cut out as many circles from the omelette as you’d like – these will become the Pokeballs. Note that you don’t have to make any circles around the very edges, as these will be folded over. Optional: Reserve the scrap pieces of omelette for decorating purposes.
  4. Heat your pan up again, and, once warm, place your “holey” omelette back in. Using a spoon, carefully spoon your reserved egg white into each hole (you can add a few drops of water to the egg whites to make them a little easier to pour). Allow the egg whites to fully cook, then remove the omelette from the pan and allow to cool.

Decorations:

  1. Using the multi-purpose nori punch, punch out the design from the nori, reserving the straight line piece. I used two straight nori lines per Pokeball, so make sure you punch out double the amount of lines you have holes in your omelette.
  2. Using the medium-sized circle nori punch, punch out as many circles as you have Pokeballs from the nori.
  3. Using the small circle cutter (2.5 cm), cut out half as many circles as you have Pokeballs from the imitation crab sticks. Cut each crab circle in half – these will become the top red portion of each Pokeball.
  4. Using the tiny circle cutter or a straw, cut out as many circles as you have Pokeballs from the white cheese slice.
  5. Optional: Using the small star cutter, cut out as many star shapes as you’d like from the scrap omelette pieces. 

Assembly:

  1. Place warm ketchup rice in plastic wrap, wrap completely, and then shape into a football shape with your hands. Have the bento box you’ll be using on hand, and then compare the shape of your rice to the edge of the bento box to ensure it will fit snugly.
  2. Place cooled ketchup rice into the middle of your omelette. Using a knife, make small incisions around the edges of the omelette – this will help it to fold over the rice better. If there seems to be too much omelette, feel free to cut some off. Carefully wrap the omelette around the rice, then flip over and place it into the bento box you’ll be using. Finish wrapping the omelette around the rice and tucking it in as best you can. If there are a few pieces or areas of omelette that aren’t cooperating, then you can use side dish items, such as broccoli or hot dogs, to keep the edges tucked in.
  3. Using tweezers, apply two straight nori lines in the middle of a white circle. The lines should divide the circle in half horizontally.
  4. Using tweezers, apply the red crab half circle to the top half of the white circle.
  5. Using tweezers, apply the nori circle atop the nori lines, right in the very middle.
  6. Using tweezers, apply the white cheese circle atop the nori circle, right in the middle.
  7. Repeat steps 3 – 6 for the remaining white circles, until they’ve all become Pokeballs.
  8. Optional: Place omelette stars randomly atop the yellow portions of the omelette for extra decoration.

Notes

  • *For the medium-sized nori circle, I actually used the cutter that came with my cat onigiri mold set. I used the part meant to cut the cat’s eyes to make the circles, as these were the perfect size. If you have other onigiri mold sets (eg: bunny, dog) that have eye circle punches, then feel free to use these instead. Or, if you have a nori or craft punch that produces a big enough circle, that would be even better! As long as the nori circle is slightly bigger than your cheese circle, then you’re good to go.
  • I recommend making the omelette in a circular pan anywhere from 8 inches – 11.5 inches in size. A square tamagoyaki pan would also work.
  • If you find any of the decoration pieces aren’t sticking to the omelette, then feel free to use a bit of honey or mayo to help them stick better.

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