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Learn how to make Tonpeiyaki, a delicious Japanese omelet filled with stir-fried cabbage. Perfect for a quick weeknight vegetarian meal!

Looking for Japanese egg dishes? Try my Egg Onigiri Recipe, Egg Miso Soup, or Nitamago (Seasoned Egg Recipe)!

I’ll walk you through the ingredients and step-by-step instructions. I hope you enjoy it!

Why You Will Love This Recipe

It is a quick and easy dish with simple ingredients.
Ready in 15 minutes, perfect for a busy day meal.
Great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Tonpeiyaki

Tonpeiyaki is a popular dish from the Kansai region. It consists of stir-fried pork wrapped in a thin omelet. The name “Tonpeiyaki” comes from the method of grilling the pork flat. This recipe offers a vegetarian version without the pork.

Recipe Ingredients

You’ll need the following ingredients to make this Tonpeiyaki:

Use three eggs.
Cabbage is in season during spring and winter. Spring cabbage is soft and has a fresh color, while winter cabbage becomes sweeter when heated. Either cabbage will be perfect for this recipe.
Add salt and pepper to enhance the flavor of the cabbage and eggs.
Adding potato starch helps prevent the eggs from breaking when forming the Tonpeiyaki, but you can make it without it.
Chuno sauce, mayonnaise, and scallions for the classic toppings.

How To Make Tonpeiyaki: STEP BY STEP

Here are some quick visual instructions! The video and detailed ingredients and instructions are on the printable recipe card below.

Step 1

Stir-fry shredded cabbage.

Step 2

Make an egg mixture.

Step 3

Cook the egg.

Step 4

Wrap the cabbage in the egg and shape it neatly.

Serve on a plate, drizzle with sauce and mayonnaise, and top with chopped scallions. Enjoy the tasty and filling tonpeiyaki at home!

Recipe Tips

If you like crunchy cabbage, you can add it raw without stir-frying.
For fluffy eggs, remove them from the heat when they are half-cooked.

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Tonpeiyaki (Omelet with Stir-fried Cabbage)

5 from 1 vote

Prep: 5

Cook: 10

Total: 15

Servings:

Author: Juri Austin

Learn how to make Tonpeiyaki, a delicious Japanese omelet filled with stir-fried cabbage. Perfect for a quick weeknight vegetarian meal!

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Ingredients

Instructions

Prepare Ingredients: Shred the cabbage and chop the scallions.
Stir-fry Cabbage: Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Stir-fry the cabbage until it softens. Season with salt and pepper, then transfer to a plate.
Make Egg Mixture: In a bowl, combine the eggs, potato starch, water, and salt. Mix well.
Cook Egg: Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Pour in the egg mixture and cook.
Assemble Tonpeiyaki: Place a sheet of plastic wrap on a flat surface. Lay the cooked egg on the wrap, add the stir-fried cabbage on top, and then wrap it to shape.
Serve: Drizzle with chuno sauce and mayonnaise, then top with chopped scallions.

Video

Notes

If you like crunchy cabbage, you can add it raw without stir-frying.
For fluffy eggs, remove them from the heat when they are half-cooked.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 225kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 10g

This nutritional information is estimated and provided for general reference only.

Course: Main

Cuisine: Japanese

Keyword: Tonpeiyaki

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2 Comments

Christine says:

Jun 22, 2024 at 1:15 PM

Delicious, with wonderful sweetness and crunch from the cabbage, delightful savory taste from the eggs! Juri no tabemono totems oishi des, itsumo. 🙂

Christine

1. Juri Austin says:
  
  Jun 22, 2024 at 3:45 PM
  
  Hi Christine, thanks for your comment! Glad you enjoy the dish! Itsumo arigato 🙂