Tenshinhan (Japanese Crab Meat Omelette on Rice)

Name: Tenshinhan (Japanese Crab Meat Omelette on Rice)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 dried shiitake mushroom (whole); 250 ml water (for soaking the shiitake); 300 g cooked Japanese short-grain rice (cooked a touch firm); 200 ml shiitake dashi from earlier (from the prep, strained); 1 tsp Chinese-style chicken bouillon powder; 2 tsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); ½ tbsp light brown sugar (or regular sugar); 2 tsp cold water (for the slurry); 2 tsp potato starch (katakuriko) (for the slurry); ½ tbsp unseasoned rice vinegar (komezu); 1 tsp grated ginger root (or paste); 1 tbsp unsalted butter; 4 eggs; ⅛ tsp salt (for the egg mixture); 1 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise; 1 pinch ground white pepper; ½ tbsp sake (or Shaoxing wine); 3 tbsp Japanese leek (naganegi) (white part, roughly chopped); 50 g imitation crab (stick type); 2 tbsp cooking oil; 1 tsp toasted sesame oil; 1 tbsp green peas (optional)

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:10min

Tenshinhan is a Chinese-inspired fluffy crab meat omelet served over a mound of rice, coated in a glossy sweet vinegar sauce. Build it from scratch with my easy recipe!

Updated at: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:19:30 GMT