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When 20-year-old
Rocky Aoki came to the New York City from Japan with his
wrestling team in 1959 he was convinced it was the land
of opportunity. Just five years later he took $10,000 he
had saved plus another $20,000 that he borrowed to open a
Benihana steakhouse on the West side of Manhattan. His
concept of bringing the chefs out from the back kitchen
to prepare the food in front of customers on a specially
designed hibachi grill was groundbreaking. The restaurant
was such a smashing success that it paid for itself
within six months.
Here's a clone recipe for the fried rice at Banihana that
is prepared by chefs with pre-cooked rice on those open
hibachi grills.
4 cups cooked converted or parboiled rice (1 cup
uncooked)
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
2 tablespoons finely grated carrot
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup diced onion (1/2 small onion)
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons soy sauce
salt
pepper
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.
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Serves 4.
Tidbits
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.
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