Benihana Japanese Fried Rice

Title: Benihana Japanese Fried Rice
Yield: 1 Servings

Ingredients

4 c cooked converted or
-parboiled rice; (1 cup unco
1 c frozen peas; thawed
2 tb finely grated carrot
2 eggs; beaten
1/2 c diced onion; (1/2 small
-onion)
1 1/2 tb butter
2 tb soy sauce
1 salt
1 pepper

Instructions

1. 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.

2. Scramble the eggs in a small pan over medium heat. Separate the
scrambled chunks of egg into small pea-size bits while cooking.

3. 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.

4. Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter in a large frying pan over medium/high
heat.

5. 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.

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 until you are ready to fry it in the butter. That's when you
add the salt, pepper and remaining soy sauce.