Name: Japanese Fried Rice (Yakimeshi)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 small leek or onion, finely chopped; 1 small carrot, finely chopped; 300 grams 1-2 days old cooked Japanese rice that was kept in the fridge; 1 cup lettuce, shredded; 2 large eggs, whisked; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; salt and ground white pepper, to taste

1

In a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat, add the oil and garlic and fry for 30 seconds.

2

Add the leek and carrot and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft but still yielding a crunch.

3

Add the day-old rice and gently break it up until it’s no longer clumpy. Add the lettuce and mix it in with the rice. Toss well.

4

Push the rice to one side of the pan and add the whisked eggs to the empty side. Move in a zigzag motion to scramble the eggs, using a spatula and fold the cooked eggs into the rice.

5

Add the soy sauce, salt, and pepper, and toss the rice until the seasoning is evenly spread through the fried rice. Turn the heat off, transfer the fried rice to a plate and serve.

Japanese Fried Rice (Yakimeshi)

Ingredients

9 Ingredients

Instructions

Keep Cooking