This week I’ve finally got my act together and started riding to work again. It really is the best way to get to work (and here’s why). However, this transport method has always presented a breakfast challenge for me, as I leave early in the morning and really do love a hot, fancy breakfast (following the Traditional Chinese Medicine view on meals that is – “eat breakfast as an emperor“).
But, I’m incredibly pleased to report that I have found the hot and fancy cook-at-work breakfast solution: tamago kake gohan (translated as “egg sauce over rice”). I ate this dish when I was training in karate and exploring traditional medicine in Japan last year and loved it. A gorgeous friend gave me a small rice cooker for Christmas so I’ve taken it to the clinic and put the dish into action. I have been mighty impressed with the tasty and satisfying results.
As a side note, grains are copping a bit of a beating at the moment. While it’s not good to eat too much of anything and that some grains are also not digested well by some people, it is worth noting that if you do tolerate grains and eat them in moderation they can be health promoting – after all the Japanese have the longest life expectancy and use rice as a staple food.
Japanese-style rice & egg breakfast
Ingredients:
- 1 small rice cooker cup of brown rice
- 3 small rice cooker cups of water
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1-2 teaspoons tamari
- a small piece of a nori sheet, cut/torn into little pieces
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Method:
- Add rice, water and grated ginger to rice cooker and follow cooking instructions.
- Just before rice is cooked, beat raw egg and add tamari to taste.
- When rice is cooked and still steaming hot, transfer to a bowl and pour egg/tamari mixture over the top. Stir through. The egg will cook a little in the hot rice.
- Top with nori and sesame seeds.
Note: It tastes MUCH better than it looks!
To book an appointment at the clinic or further information on Chinese Medicine contact Dr Sarah George (Acupuncture). Sarah is a practitioner of acupuncture (AHPRA registered), massage therapy and natural health.
