Nira is a green vegetable called “chives” in English and tama means egg in Japanese. I used fresh, organic nira that my teacher, Don, grew in his back yard. This vegetable has a unique smell and may be new to you. But the smell goes away after you cook it, is loaded with vitamins, and is good for eliminating fatigue. If you have a chance to go to an Asian supermarket, please look for this vegetable! It’s a great side dish!

Yield: 2 servings
Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

1/2lb nira (cut into 2″ pieces)
2 eggs

Spices
1 tbsp sake
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp oyster sauce
1/2 tbsp sugar
1/8 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp sesame seeds

Preparation

Mix spices in a bowl (sake, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, sesame oil)
Pour the eggs in a small bowl and beat
Heat oil in a frying pan and stir nira for four minutes (until it gets soft), then scoot the nira to the side of the frying pan
Pour eggs on the other side of frying pan and stir
Add mixed spices and mix
Sprinkle sesame on the niratama
Serve and enjoy!

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