Tenshinhan (Crab Meat Omelette on Rice)

Name: Tenshinhan (Crab Meat Omelette on Rice)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 dried shiitake mushroom; 100 ml water; 200 g cooked Japanese short-grain rice; 1 tbsp butter; 2 tsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); 200 ml chicken bouillon; ½ tbsp light brown sugar; 1 pinch salt; ½ tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tbsp cold water (for slurry); 1 tsp potato starch (katakuriko) (for slurry); 1 tbsp Japanese leek (naganegi) (white part, finely diced); 30 g imitation crab (crab sticks); 4 egg; 2 tsp Japanese mayonnaise; 1 tbsp shiitake mushroom dashi (leftover from soaked shiitake); 1 tsp ginger paste (or grated ginger); 1 pinch ground black pepper; 1 tbsp cooking oil; 1 tsp toasted sesame oil; green peas (to garnish)

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:10min

Tenshinhan is a delicious dish made up of a fluffy crab meat omelet served on a mountain of rice and then drizzled with a glossy sweet vinegar sauce. Not only is it extremely tasty, but it's super easy to make too!

Updated at: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:20:23 GMT