Japanese style garlic fried rice is often served at Teppanyaki restaurants as a side dish for steaks or grilled seafood. Minced fresh garlic is slowly cooked in olive oil and butter in a frying pan, and the cooked steamed rice is fried in the aromatic oil. Similar to garlic noodles or garlic bread, the flavor combination of garlic, oil, and rice can’t go wrong. This is an easy to make side dish, and the flavor is so addictive! You can double the recipe if you cook on a griddle or a large skillet.
Japanese Garlic Rice
Japanese style garlic fried rice often served at Teppanyaki restaurants.
Ingredients
- 3 cloves garlic
- 4 green onions
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 cups steamed rice
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Mince garlic. Cut green onions thinly.
- In a frying pan, put olive oil and garlic when the pan is still cold and turn on the heat. Cook the garlic at medium heat until slightly browned, and add the butter. When the butter is melted, add the steamed rice. Stir to coat the oil to the rice at medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Season with the soy sauce and stir. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add the chopped green onions and cook for 2 more minutes.
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