Japanese Garlic Fried Rice Recipe

We always enjoy this garlic rice at Japanese restaurants, but do you know it’s very easy to make it at home? Here’s how.

Cook some Japanese or regular short grain rice and set aside. In a pan, add 3 tbsp of oil and fry 2 cloves of finely sliced garlic.

When it turns golden brown, remove the garlic chips and retain the garlic oil in the pan. Remove excess oil if it is too much. Fry 2 cloves of finely diced garlic in the pan of garlic oil until it’s aromatic.

Add 1 to 2 tbsp of butter and let it foam up. Once the butter has fully foamed and starting to melt, add the cooked rice and stir. Make sure to remove any clumps and get the rice evenly coated with the garlic butter.

Season with 1 tsp of light soya and 1 tsp of dark soya. If you prefer it to be more savoury, add some fine salt or just add more light soya. Once the rice is fully cooked and the grains are fully separated, turn off the flame and add in some diced scallion.

Season with black pepper. Then scoop the rice into small bowls and overturn them onto serving plates. Garnish with the garlic chips and you have a delicious Japanese garlic rice.

It’s good too on on its own or have it with meat and vegetable dishes.

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