Benihana Japanese Fried Rice

Benihana Japanese Fried Rice

Ingredients:
                                         (For 4 to 6 persons)

4 cups cooked rice or 1 cup uncooked rice

1 cup frozen peas, thawed

2 tablespoons carrots, finely diced

 2 eggs, beaten

1/2 cup onion, diced

1 1/2 tablespoons butter

 2 tablespoons soy sauce salt pepper


Directions:



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).

 2 -Pour rice into a large bowl to let it cool in the refrigerator.

 3 -Scramble the eggs in a small pan over medium heat.

 4 -Separate the scrambled chunks of egg into small pea-size bits while cooking.

 5 -When rice has cooled to near room temperature, add peas, grated carrot, scrambled egg and diced onion to the bowl.

 6 -Carefully toss all of the ingredients together.

 7 -Melt butter in a large frying pan over medium/high heat.

 8 -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.

9-Cook rice for 6-8 minutes over heat, stirring often.