Hibachi Fried Rice Recipe Benihana (With Chicken)

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Hibachi Fried Rice Recipe Benihana (With Chicken)

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Prep Time 1

Cook Time 20

Total Time 1 20

Servings people

Calories 488

Perfect Benihana copycat recipe. Smoky, savory golden brown fried rice with chicken and veggies. Uses homemade whipped garlic butter, soy sauce, and a hot wok.

Equipment

Ingredients

For the meat

2 lbs of meat (chopped (You can do 2 lbs of chicken breast, or what I did was 1 lb chicken breast, 1 lb shrimp.))
2 Chinese sausage links, optional

For the garlic butter

½ teaspoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon garlic paste
½ teaspoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons butter

For the rice

2 cups white rice (uncooked, or 4 cups day-old rice)
2.5 cups water for the rice cooker (3 cups for stovetop cooking)

For the stir fry

6 tablespoons safflower oil split into 3 x 2 tablespoons portions.4 eggs
4 eggs
½ cup onion (chopped small)
½ cup carrots (chopped small)
3 green onions (chopped with white and green parts separated)
4 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
salt, to taste
black pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon sesame oil, optional
1 tablespoon sesame seeds, optional

Instructions

Prepare 2 cups of rice 1 day ahead. Or you can put your rice in the freezer (Lay it flat on a tray) for 1 hr before cooking it.
Chop veggies (onion, garlic, green onion) small. Chop meat small, season with salt and pepper.
Heat wok to high heat. Add 2 tbs oil, stir around to coat walls. Once the wok begins to smoke, you're ready.
Add onion, carrots. stir fry for 30 seconds. Remove ingredients from heat.
Add 2 more tbs oil, stir around to coat walls.
Add egg, let sit for 3-5 seconds, then quickly toss and scramble for 30 seconds. Remove egg from heat. There should be some oil left.
Add 2 tbs oil, stir to coat walls. Add protein (chicken that's been chopped to small pieces, or Chinese sausage, or shrimp). Stir fry nonstop for 3-5 minutes until fully cooked. Make sure you add the one that takes the longest to cook (in this case Chicken, then chinese sausage, then shrimp). Add whipped garlic soy on the protein.
Add rice, toss it and make sure there's no clumps by chopping it with the wok spatula. Add soy sauce (1/4 cup) to the side, let it sit for a couple seconds to caramelize, then mix it in the rice.
Add back in the scrambled chunk of eggs, onion, carrots. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes. Everything should be coated with a light brown soy sauce color.
Change to medium heat. Season with salt and a little soy sauce to taste. Add white pepper as needed.

Author: denthu

Calories: 488kcal

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Asian

Keyword: fried rice

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