A Clone Of Benihana's Fried Rice Recipe
- 4 c. cooked converted or possibly parboiled rice (1 c. uncooked)
- 1 c. frzn peas, thawed
- 2 Tbsp. finely grated carrot
- 2 x Large eggs, beaten
- 1/2 c. diced onion (1/2 small onion)
- 1 1/2 Tbsp. butter
- 2 Tbsp. soy sauce salt pepper
- Cook rice following instructions on package (Bring 2 c. water to a boil, add in rice and a dash of salt, reduce heat and simmer in covered saucepan for 20 min).
- Pour rice into a large bowl to let it cold in the refrigerator.
- Scramble the Large eggs in a small pan over medium heat.
- Separate thescrambled chunks of egg into small pea-size bits while cooking.
- When rice has cooled to near room temperature, add in peas, grated carrot, scrambled egg and diced onion to the bowl.
- Carefully toss all of the ingredients together.
- Heat 1 1/2 Tbsp.
- of butter in a large frying pan over medium/high heat.
- When butter has completely melted, dump the bowl of rice and other ingredients into the pan and add in soy sauce plus a dash of salt and pepper.
- Cook rice for 6-8 min over heat, stirring often.
- Serves 4.
- This fried rice can be prepared ahead of time by cooking the rice, then adding the peas, carrots and egg plus half of the soy sauce.
- Keep this refrigerated till you are ready to fry it in the butter.
- Which's when you add in the salt, pepper and remaining soy sauce.
- When 20-year-old Rocky Aoki came to the New York City from Japan with his wrestling team in 1959 he was convinced it was the land of opportunity.
- Just five years later he took $10,000 he had saved plus another $20,000 which he borrowed to open a Benihana steakhouse on the West side of Manhattan.
- His concept of bringing the chefs out from the back kitchen to prepare the food in front of customers on a specially designed hibachi grill was grnd breaking.
- The restaurant was such a smashing success which it paid for itself within six months.
- Here's a clone recipe for the fried rice at Banihana which is prepared by chefs with pre-cooked rice on those open hibachi grills.
rice, frzn peas, carrot, eggs, onion, butter, soy sauce salt pepper
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/a-clone-of-benihana-s-fried-rice-61876 (may not work)