Chahan Japanese Egg Fried Rice Recipes

YAKIMESHI (JAPANESE FRIED RICE)

Steps:

• Use your hands to crumble the rice.
• Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat until hot and then add the vegetable oil, swirling to coat the pan.
• Add the egg and let it bloom for a few seconds before quickly scrambling them.
• Add the crumbled rice to the egg before it's fully cooked and use a spatula or wooden paddle to break up any clumps of rice or egg.
• Add the ham, and toss to distribute evenly.
• Sprinkle the salt and pepper evenly over the rice and continue tossing until the rice doesn't stick together.
• Drizzle the soy sauce along the rim of the pan and then quickly toss the rice to coat it evenly.
• Finish by adding the sesame oil and scallions and toss to combine.
• To serve the Yakimeshi, you can press the rice into a bowl to mold it into a perfect dome.

CHAHAN - JAPANESE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Chop the onions into small cube pieces. Dice the chashaorou/bacon and carrots
• Fry the harder stuff first (onions, carrots, etc.)
• Heat the frying pan, pour in the olive oil.
• Then put the raw egg into the pan with the olive oil.
• Before the egg becomes cooked, put in the warm rice, have the stovetop at medium heat.
• Mix and cook/fry the rice and egg together (in a wok is best).
• Add the long green onion, chashaorou/bacon, carrots and if you would like to - green peas as well.
• Add 1 tbsp soy sauce and mix it up.
• Add 1 tbsp of sake and salt and pepper to taste.
• Mix it up a little more and it's ready to eat!

EASY CHAHAN - JAPANESE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Chop long green onions, carrots, and bacon into little pieces.
• Put 400g warm rice into a bowl and mix raw egg with it throughly, make sure the egg is coating the rice totally.
• Fry the egg and rice mix with olive oil in a frying pan.
• When the rice starts to spatter, add all the other ingredients except soy sauce and sake.
• Fry all of the contents.
• Add soy sauce and mix it throughly.
• Add sake and mix it throughly.
• Lastly, add salt and pepper to taste.

JAPANESE-STYLE FRIED RICE (CHAHAN)

Steps:

• Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Add the carrot and cook 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook until they're just cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes more. Drain and then return them to the pot. Add the corn, edamame, shiitakes, chicken stock, soy sauce, sake, sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Set the pot over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. In a small container, stir together the cornstarch and 3 tablespoons of water until smooth. Gradually add the cornstarch mixture to the pot, stirring constantly. Let the stock mixture come to a boil again and cook just until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Take the pot off the heat and stir in the sesame oil and pepper to taste; keep warm, covered.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add the eggs and cook, stirring constantly, until they're barely cooked, about 30 seconds. Add the rice and cook, stirring often and breaking up the clumps but making sure not to smash the grains, until the rice is heated through and the egg has browned slightly, about 4 minutes. Season with about 1 teaspoon of the salt and pepper to taste.
• Divide the fried rice among 4 small bowls and firmly press down on the rice to pack it into the bowls. Overturn the bowls onto 4 large shallow bowls. Remove the bowls to reveal the mounds of rice and pour the sauce over each one. Top with the scallions and serve.