How To Make Chicken Fried Rice
Halfway through the meal at Benihana you start to wonder, "Can I make one of those onion volcanos at home?" By the time you see the hibachi master flip that white rice around until it seemingly seamlessly turns to fried rice, your fate is sealed — you have to learn how to make chicken fried rice. How hard can it be?
As it turns out, chicken fried rice requires more than a magical spatula, but we have taken the time to break down the steps so that any cook of any skill level can find chicken fried rice nirvana in their very own home by following these simple instructions.
Follow our easy steps below to make chicken fried rice just like those fancy cooks at the hibachi restaurant (feel free to work out your own fake squeeze bottle trick):
Step 1: Cook the Ricerice Step 2: Season the Chickenchicken breastgarlic
Cook 1 cup of brown or white as directed on the package. This should take about 40 minutes for brown rice, and a little less for white rice.
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Combine 1 pound diced boneless, skinless with 1 tablespoon canola oil and a pinch each of salt, pepper, powder, and chile powder. Next, stir in 2 tablespoons soy sauce and mix well.
Step 3: Heat the Panvegetables scallions
Step 4: Mix It All Upeggs soy sauce
Add the chicken, cook for 2 to 3 minutes, and add the rice. Finally, add 4 and 2 more tablespoons of and stir. Once the eggs and chicken are cooked, your rice is ready to serve.
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Angela Carlos is the Cook Editor at The Daily Meal. Find her on Twitter and tweet @angelaccarlos.