5 Practical Japanese Fried Rice Recipes That Can Be a Quick Breakfast Menu

Kapanlagi.com - Who doesn't know fried rice? This dish is indeed a favorite for many people, including in Japan. The Land of the Rising Sun has a variety of Japanese fried rice creations that are equally appetizing but known for their light yet delicious flavors.

Of course, Japanese fried rice is suitable for a practical breakfast menu. With simple ingredients that are easy to find and a short cooking time, KLovers can transform leftover rice from the night before into a special Japanese-style dish.

Let's take a look at some Japanese fried rice recipes that you can make at home to start your day with enthusiasm. Come on, let's check it out, KLovers!

1. Classic Chahan Fried Rice

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Classic Chahan Fried Rice is a Japanese fried rice dish stir-fried with eggs, chicken, vegetables, and simple seasonings. Here are the steps to make it:

Ingredients:

- 2 plates of cold white rice

- 100g diced chicken

- 2 eggs

- 2 stalks of green onions

- 1 small diced carrot

- 2 cloves of garlic

- Soy sauce, sesame oil

- Salt and pepper

Instructions:

1. Sauté the garlic until fragrant

2. Add the chicken, cook until it changes color

3. Push to the side of the pan, add the eggs, scramble

4. Add the carrot, stir-fry briefly

5. Add the rice, soy sauce, salt, pepper

6. Finally, add the green onions, sesame oil

7. Stir well until evenly cooked

8. Then you can serve it while warm.

2. Omurice Fried Rice

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Omurice Fried Rice is a Japanese fried rice dish wrapped in a thin omelet and topped with ketchup. Here is how to make this Japanese fried rice:

Ingredients:

- 2 plates of white rice

- 3 eggs

- 100g minced chicken

- 1 onion

- Ketchup

- Margarine

- Salt and pepper

Instructions:

1. Make the fried rice: sauté the onion and chicken

2. Add the rice, ketchup, salt, and pepper. Set aside

3. Beat the eggs, make a thin omelet in a separate pan

4. Place the fried rice in the center of the omelet

5. Fold the omelet over the rice like an envelope

6. Serve with sauce on top

3. Yakimeshi Fried Rice

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Yakimeshi Fried Rice is a Japanese fried rice cooked with shrimp, eggs, vegetables, and given a touch of sake and soy sauce. Here is how to make it:

Ingredients:

- 2 plates of cold white rice

- 100g peeled shrimp

- 2 eggs

- 100g peas

- Green onions

- Garlic

- Soy sauce, sake, sesame oil

Instructions:

1. Sauté garlic until fragrant

2. Add shrimp, cook until it changes color

3. Add eggs, scramble

4. Add peas

5. Add rice, soy sauce, sake

6. Finally, add green onions and sesame oil.

4. Curry Fried Rice

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Curry Fried Rice is a Japanese fried rice cooked with curry powder, beef, carrots, and traditional Japanese soy sauce. Here is how to make this Japanese fried rice:

Ingredients:

- 2 plates of white rice

- 100g diced beef

- 1 diced carrot

- 1 onion

- 2 tablespoons Japanese curry powder

- Soy sauce

- Cooking oil

Instructions:

1. Sauté onion until wilted

2. Add beef, cook until it changes color

3. Add carrot

4. Add rice and curry powder

5. Stir well until the curry is absorbed

6. Finally, add soy sauce to taste.

5. Mentaiko Fried Rice

Mentaiko Fried Rice is a Japanese fried rice mixed with cod roe (mentaiko), eggs, and sprinkled with nori pieces. Here’s how to make this Japanese fried rice:

Ingredients:

- 2 plates of white rice

- 2 tablespoons of mentaiko (cod roe)

- 2 eggs

- Finely chopped nori

- Chopped green onions

- Sesame oil

- Salt

Instructions:

1. Sauté the eggs until half cooked

2. Add the rice, mix well

3. Add the mentaiko, stir

4. Add salt and sesame oil

5. Finally, sprinkle with nori and green onions and serve.

Those are some recipes for Japanese fried rice that you can make yourself at home. Of course, you must make it yourself at home, because if not now, when else?

(kpl/dhm)