Hibachi Chicken Benihana Copycat Recipes

HIBACHI CHICKEN BENIHANA COPYCAT RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut the chicken into bite-sized chunks. Transfer in a bowl and add the marinade ingredients and set aside.
• Heat some oil in a pan and cook the coated chicken for 4 to 5 minutes. The chicken should be brown and cooked well. Remove the chicken from the heat and transfer to a dish. Set aside.
• Wipe the pan clean, add 1 tbsp of oil. Then, you can add the vegetables of choice, season with soy sauce, salt, and pepper. Give the veggies a quick stir or until they turn tender-crisp (about 3 to 4 minutes.) Remove from heat and set aside.
• Arrange the Hibachi chicken on the plate, serve with sauteed vegetables, and fried rice ( check my Benihana fried rice recipe). Add yum yum sauce on the side, 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.

BENIHANA HIBACHI CHICKEN

Steps:

• **While your chicken and vegetables are cooking in one skillet, you will cook your fried rice in a second large skillet so that all your meal components are finished and hot at the same time. You will have 2 skillets going at the same time for this recipe, so you will need to read the complete directions before starting to prepare this dish.**
• In a small mixing bowl, stir together the ingredients for the sauce of the hibachi chicken. Combine the soy sauce, hoisin sauce, grated garlic, grated ginger, sesame oil, granulated sugar, and rice wine vinegar.
• Place the cubed skinless-boneless chicken breast into a large mixing bowl and pour the sauce over the chicken pieces and stir together to coat all the chicken pieces.
• To cook the chicken, you will use a very large, heavy-duty skillet on high heat, and add the 2 tablespoons peanut oil. Once the oil gets hot, add the chicken and sauce in a single layer. *Do not move the chicken pieces for at least 2-3 minutes to allow the chicken to start to caramelize* Continue to cook the chicken, stirring occasionally, for another 3-4 minutes or until cooked through.
• Transfer the cooked chicken, using a slotted spoon or fish spatula, to a large plate and set aside while you move forward with making the rest of the recipe.
• **If you have more than 1-2 tablespoons of liquid remaining in your skillet after you remove the cooked chicken, you will want to remove the excess liquid before adding the vegetables to saute**
• Turn the heat down to medium-high and add the 1 tablespoon peanut oil to the hot skillet that the chicken was just cooked in and removed from, then add the carrots and onions and cook for 2-3 minutes before adding the mushrooms and zucchini to the skillet. Continue to saute for an additional 3-5 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked to a crisp-tender texture. Make sure to stir the vegetables occasionally to prevent burning.
• Transfer the cooked vegetables to a large plate and set them aside.
• To cook the fried rice, add the ¼ cup peanut oil into a separate large skillet on medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the scrambled egg to the hot skillet and cook the egg for 20-30 seconds before adding the grated garlic and green onions. Cook for another 30 seconds before adding the pre-cooked jasmine rice. Stir to combine the rice with the other ingredients, then spread the rice mixture into an even layer and allow the rice to fry in the pan, undisturbed, for 3 minutes. *This allows the rice to start to get a nice crisp to it*. Give the rice a good stir from that point every 2-3 minutes for a total of 10 minutes.
• Add the ¼ soy sauce to the crisp rice, stir to evenly coat all the rice with the soy sauce. Allow the rice to fry for an additional 4-5 minutes or until the rice is nice and fried. *You will garnish your fried rice with a sprinkle of the additional 2 tablespoons fresh green onions if desired*
• Using a ¾ cup dry measuring cup, portion out the fried rice between 4 dinner plates. Add ¾ cup mixed vegetables and ¾-1 cup portion of cooked chicken to each plate, keeping the fried rice, mixed vegetables, and chicken separated on each dinner plate. Garnish each serving with a small bowl of the YumYum sauce to dip the chicken.

BENIHANA HIBACHI CHICKEN 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 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter in a large frying pan or flat grill 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.
• 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 until you are ready to fry it in the butter. That's when you add the chicken, salt, pepper and remaining soy sauce.

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.