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Japanese Egg Musubi

Classic musubi but with egg mayo filling
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoon kewpie mayo
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar
  • ¼ cup tenkasu (fried tempura bits)
  • nori temaki sheets split in half lengthwise
  • short grain rice

Instructions
 

  • Hard boil your eggs. Let them cool completely before peeling. You can soak in cold water to accelerate the cooling process
  • In a medium bowl, grate or mash the peeled boiled eggs. You want the mash to be fine without many chunks. Add the kewpie mayo, salt, and sugar. Mix until well integrated
  • When assembling the musubi, start with nori then add a layer of rice. Next add a layer of the egg then tenkasu then another layer of rice. Push it through the mold and wrap it up.
  • Serve and enjoy!