Benihanas Chicken Fried Rice Recipes

BEST COPYCAT BENIHANA JAPANESE CHICKEN RICE

Steps:

• The rice could be pre-cooked the night before and stored in fridge or cook the rice using package directions -- Note: double the water per each cup of uncooked rice. For this recipe you would use 4 cups of water and 2 cups of uncooked rice, pinch of salt and once you bring it to a boil, turn the heat down and cook for 20 minutes covered. You must spread the rice out after it is cooked in a shallow pan and cool it off in the fridge (or freezer if you have room). Needs to be at room temperature or cooler.
• Make your garlic and butter compound. Put softened butter in a bowl large enough to allow you to mix the garlic into the butter. Needs to be well blended. Use a potato masher to mash the butter or use a hand mixer if you wish. Peel garlic by hitting each clove with the side of a knife being careful and keep sharp end of knife away from you. It is now easy to peel and you will do this with both cloves (or 1 if you want less of a garlic flavor) and then finely mince. After garlic is minced you will use the side of the knife and run the side of the blade in each direction to mash the garlic. You want to make a paste out of the garlic. Add the garlic to the butter and mix really well. Keep the bowl on the counter ready for use.
• Wash and dry your chicken breast and cube it into small bite size pieces.
• Dice your onion. Thinly cut the greens on the green onion.
• Scramble the eggs in a frying pan with 1 teaspoon of sesame oil. Then cut the cooked eggs into small pieces and put aside.
• In a large frying pan or a wok add 2 tablespoons of sesame oil and cook the onion on medium heat for 5 minutes stirring often. You just want it soft and don't burn it. Now add your cubed chicken and stir often. You don't want to burn the chicken but a little color is fine. Add some salt and pepper to taste. Cook chicken about 5-7 minutes on medium heat. It will cook fast because it is cubed small. Add 1 tablespoon of the garlic butter compound. Add the peas, carrots, and green onions. Cook for 5 minutes or until just tender. (you can taste a carrot to test for desired taste) Do not overcook. Stir often. Leave in pan.
• Add 2 tablespoons of garlic butter compound and add the rice a handful at a time. Carefully stir everything together and keep adding rice until all the rice is added and well mixed together. At this time add 1 more tablespoons of the garlic butter compound. Cook rice for 5-7 minutes stirring often. Add the cooked eggs, stir well carefully. Now add your soy sauce. Mix well to distribute evenly. Add remaining salt and pepper to taste.
• If you wish to add the toasted sesame seeds do so now and stir and serve. Since we used sesame oil in the recipe the seeds are optional.

BENIHANA FRIED RICE RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook the rice (1 day before cooking the fried rice)
• Rinse the uncooked rice using a bowl or colander, until the water you are rinsing with no longer appears cloudy
• Add the rice, 3 cups of cold water and a pinch of salt to a large, lidded pot on the stove
• Bring the heat up high, and watch carefully, until the water begins to boil
• Stir the rice a few times, then bring the heat down to low, cover with the lid and let sit for 20 minutes
• Take the pot from the heat, and let sit still lidded for another 20 minutes
• Move the rice from the pot to a large, shallow dish. Spread it out evenly without compressing, and refrigerate overnight

BENIHANA JAPANESE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice following instructions on package (Bring 2 cups water to a boil, add rice and a dash of salt, reduce heat and simmer in covered saucepan for 20 minutes).
• Pour rice into a large bowl to let it cool in the refrigerator.
• Scramble the eggs in a small pan over medium heat.
• Separate the scrambled chunks of egg into small pea-size bits while cooking.
• When rice has cooled to near room temperature, add peas, grated carrot, scrambled egg and diced onion to the bowl.
• Carefully toss all of the ingredients together.
• Melt 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 soy sauce plus a dash of salt and pepper.
• Cook rice for 6-8 minutes over heat, stirring often.

BENIHANA CHICKEN FRIED RICE RECIPE

Steps:

• Break the cold rice using fork. Set aside. Cut the veggies and set aside.
• Using wok or skillet, heat the safflower oil over medium heat. Cook the chicken and stir occasionally until it turned to lightly brown, firm and opaque throughout.
• Season with salt and pepper, continue to stir and add 2 tbsp of garlic butter and stir to coat the chicken.
• Push the chicken on the side and add the green onions, onions and carrots. Stir until softened. Scramble the eggs (season the eggs with salt and pepper). Stir and combine all together.
• Add the cold rice, season with oyster sauce and fish sauce. Stir and stir until the rice is warm and brown.
• Serve hot and top with green onions and sesame seeds.
• Gather all the ingredients and combine in a bowl using a folding method.
• Gently fold the room temperature UNSALTED butter toward the center of the bowl until the ingredients are evenly mixed.
• Once you get the desired even color, you have reached the right consistency. You can stop right there because you don't want the butter to soften too much while at room temperature.
• Place the garlic butter mixture in a container (with airtight lid) and store in the fridge for future use. The butter will last for at least 3 weeks or will be good for a month if being stored in the fridge (in an airtight lid container).

BENIHANA'S CHICKEN FRIED RICE

Steps:

• 1. Add the safflower oil to a skillet and set over medium heat. Meanwhile, season the chicken with salt and pepper. Cook the chicken (stirring occasionally) until lightly-browned, firm, and opaque throughout. Add the garlic butter and stir to coat the chicken. Set aside.
• 2. Using the same pan, cook the onions, carrots and green onions until softened. Set aside.
• 3. Wipe out the pan, then scramble the eggs (season the raw egg with salt and pepper to taste). Add the rice, soy sauce, sesame seeds, chicken, onions, carrots and green onion to the pan and cook until the rice is warm and browned. Serve hot.

BENIHANA FRIED RICE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the egg and cook until scrambled. Once cooked, transfer the egg to a separate plate.
• Add 1 tablespoon of oil to skillet and add carrots and onions. Season with salt and pepper. Stir-fry for about 5 minutes or until the veggies are soft. Immediately add green onions, soy sauce and oyster sauce. Stir until combined.
• Add cooked rice and garlic butter. Continue sautéing for 3 more minutes to fry the rice.
• Then add in the cooked eggs and stir to combine.
• Remove from heat. Taste and season with extra soy sauce if preferred.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds and chopped green beans. Serve and enjoy!

BENIHANA FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cook the rice in the water according to package directions. For best results, spread the cooked rice in a shallow metal pan and stick it in the freezer to cool quickly. Do not let it freeze, though. If you don't have time to chill the rice, just spread it out so it cools completely.
• While the rice is cooking and cooling, spread the sesame seeds in a shallow baking pan. Bake until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes, shaking pan occasionally for even color. Remove from the oven.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet. Add the onions, carrots, and scallions. Cook, stirring from time to time, until the onions are translucent. Remove from the heat and set aside. Heat another large skillet or a wok if you have one. Add a splash of oil and swirl it around. Pour the eggs into the hot skillet. Cook as you would scrambled eggs. When the eggs are barely done, add the vegetables, rice, 2 tablespoons of the garlic butter (you can add more if desired) and sesame seeds and sprinkle with the soy sauce. Stir-fry until everything is mixed and hot. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

PERFECT HIBACHI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix together ingredients for hibachi chicken in a small bowl, then pour over chicken. Cook chicken with sauce in a large skillet over med-high heat for 10 minutes or so, stirring occasionally until fully cooked through. Remove from pan and wipe pan clean.
• Meanwhile, cook rice in a rice cooker or on the stovetop according to package directions. Alternatively, make rice up to 2 days before. Mix ingredients for mustard sauce together at the same time.
• After chicken is finished cooking, add olive oil to the pan, then add vegetables and season with salt & pepper and soy sauce, cooking for 5 minutes or so until veggies are tender-crisp. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Melt butter in the same pan, then saute garlic for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add in rice and soy sauce, cooking for 5 minutes until rice is heated through. Make a hole in the center of rice and crack in egg, scrambling until egg is just set. Toss rice and stir in green onions, then remove from heat and plate rice along with chicken and vegetables.
• Serve chicken, rice and vegetables with mustard sauce on the side, then serve and enjoy!

BENIHANA HIBACHI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium high heat. Toast the sesame seeds until golden and lightly fragrant. Remove from heat.
• In a blender or food processor bowl add the water and mustard and mix. Add the toasted sesame seeds, soy sauce and garlic powder. Pulse until smooth - about 10 seconds.
• Add the heavy cream to a small saucepan. Heat on low heat until very warm but not boiling. Add the blended mixture and mix until completely combined and heated through. Set the sauce aside until ready to use. The sauce is best served warm.
• Transfer the chicken, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, garlic and ginger in a bowl. Mix well. Set aside.
• Heat a heavy bottomed or cast iron skillet until smoking hot. Add the garlic butter. Sear the chicken on all sides until completely cooked through. Remove the chicken and set aside. If cooking vegetables, do not turn off the heat.
• In the same hot skillet, add the onions and zucchini and sear on each side. Add the red peppers and toss before removing from heat. Serve immediately.

HIBACHI FRIED RICE RECIPE - BENIHANA COPYCAT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut about a third off the top of 5 heads of garlic. Place on a baking sheet lined with tin foil.
• Bake the garlic for about 30 minutes or until they are soft inside.
• Press the garlic cloves into a medium bowl and mash. Wait for the mashed garlic to cool.
• Add about two tablespoons of butter to the cooled mashed garlic. Beat until fully combined. Add the remaining butter in half cup portions and continue mixing until all the butter has been added.
• Add the freshly ground black pepper, soy sauce and lemon juice and mix well. Store in an airtight container - I usually just store it in the whipped butter container. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Heat a large skillet (preferably a cast iron pan) or wok for at least 5 minutes until it is smoking hot. Using a wok or cast iron skillet is really important to mimic the high heat cooking temperature of a Japanese steakhouse or hibachi restaurant. This recipe does not work on medium heat.
• Add the oil and scramble the eggs. Push the eggs to one side. While the eggs are still runny, add the chicken and saute until golden brown (about 80% cooked). Add the carrots and onion and sauté continuously until the onions are transparent - about 2-3 minutes. Add half the cold rice and mix well. Then repeat with the remaining rice.. Be sure to break down any clumps. Add lots of garlic butter, the soy sauce and a little sesame oil. Sauté while mixing thoroughly. Taste for seasoning. Add the scallions and sesame seeds as a garnish. Enjoy!