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Benihana Fried Rice Recipe | Easy To Make In 20 Minutes

Benihana fried rice in a black bowl with a fork in the bowl and a lemon and sesame seeds sprinkled next to the bowl.

5 from 8 reviews

This Benihana fried rice recipe takes day-old rice and makes something totally delicious out of it. Every bite is filled with veggies, cooked shrimp, scrambled eggs, rice, and umami goodness. Best of all though, 20 minutes is all it takes to make, and, honestly, it's so good you won't believe it's not the hibachi fried rice from Benihanas itself!

Ingredients

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1/4 cup Butter, melted

1/2 Garlic Clove, minced

2 tbsp. Soy Sauce

1 Lemon

2 Eggs

1 tsp. Sugar

A pinch of fish sauce (optional)

1 tbsp. Sesame Oil

1 Carrot, diced

1/2 Onion, diced

1/4 cup Green Onion, sliced

2 cups White Rice, cooked (best from the day before)

1 Pound Cooked Shrimp

1 tbsp. Sesame Seeds

Instructions

  1. Combine the butter, garlic clove, soy sauce, and lemon in a small bowl. Set aside for later.
  2. Whisk the eggs in a small bowl. 
  3. Heat a wok to high heat and add a bit of sesame oil, and the eggs, and add a pinch of fish sauce and sugar. Cook the egg moving them around the pan, then set it aside.
  4. Add a bit more sesame oil to the wok and saute the green onions, onions, and carrots until soft. 
  5. Add the rice and the butter mix and fry at high heat, or until it starts to get crispy. Add the cooked shrimp and serve with the eggs and more green onions, and sesame seeds.

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