How to make Japanese style fried rice AKA "Yakimeshi" Basic version

[Matnayr]

theres no soul in this fried rice

[gertie2u2]

Thanks for the video. That looks yummy!

[compoundevolution]

who cares'bout technique..i'm in.

[kikitoStamatis]

bad, bad technique!!! one shoud NEVER start cold to stir-fry anything....

[drokano]

@kikitoStamatis Yeah, I agree. I didn't really realize when I made this video but when I saw Gordon Ramsay say the same thing in his program, I noticed the difference :) Thanks for watching though.

[RAWRimaCATx33]

doesn't MSG cause cancer?

[drokano]

@RAWRimaCATx33 There is no clear evidence that shows MSG causing cancer. MSG is naturally occurring substance that is abundant in seaweeds. Any substance, for example, even oxygen, will become carcinogen if exposed in high concentration chronically. I assume if you continue to eat bucketful of MSG three times a day, it may cause cancer : )

[EasternOdysseybmx]

a great tasting thing to add when you add the soy sauce is yum yum sauce. This is the recipe,

1 cup mayonnaise

3 tablespoons white sugar

3 tablespoons rice vinegar

2 tablespoons melted butter

3/4 teaspoon paprika

3/8 teaspoon garlic powder

let sit in the fridge over night in a bowl and then you can put it on the rice

[drokano]

@EasternOdysseybmx Wow! This sounds yummy. I will try.

[EasternOdysseybmx]

@drokano alright tell me if you like it.

[SorceressKana]

I made this recently. It was sooo good! Thank you for uploading this!

But, how would you make this with shrimp? I plan to make it for dinner soon. Please respond!

[drokano]

@SorceressKana Thanks for watching the video! Shrimps will cook very quick and if you overcook it will shrink up and become very stiff and rubbery. I would stir fry the shrimps separately first and set aside. Once the rest of yakimeshi is done, put the shrimps back into the pan, flip a few times and you are done.

[SorceressKana]

for the seasoning, can i use bouillon (like...chicken bouillon) because that's all I have.

The oyster sauce...I live nowhere near an asian market...and i don't want to leave it out. Any ideas?

[drokano]

@SorceressKana I think chicken bouillon is absolutely fine. When I am out of those stuff, I usually use bacon as the meat, and this gives good flavor too.

[Foshowdog6]

@SorceressKana u can buy it online and have it shipped to you

[SorceressKana]

@Foshowdog6 I managed to find it at Wal-Mart of all places! o.o

[cartoonboi]

what can i use instead of the oyster sauce or can i just leave it out?

[drokano]

@cartoonboi Yes, you can just leave it out. Oyster sauce is optional. If you could get some kind of powdered broth like beef, pork, scallop then that will also work.

[leesueyue]

i love fried rice

[TheRivalConcept]

i tried this with lard it was yummy but i used Knorr Chicken Powder, onion, green onion beef soy sauce sugar and oyster sauce, peas and egg....and garlic powder cuz i was to lazy to get fresh galic from the fridge....DROKANO: thank you for this as i used it as my base recipe ^^

[drokano]

@TheRivalConcept You are very welcome! I just cooked salmon fried rice yesterday.

[TheRivalConcept]

@drokano this is gunna be a silly question, Smoked salmon or fresh ? Also if it a lil different to this recipy could you post a vid please?

[drokano]

@TheRivalConcept Not a big difference. I simply replaced the sausage with raw salmon. I first cooked raw salmon in the pan and broke into pieces with my spatula. Then added onion, garlic then rice etc. If the fishy smell bothers you then sprinkle some lemon juice.

[TheRivalConcept]

@drokano Thank you so much...also I wanna know the difference between the word meshi and gohan...is meshi used when Gohan (cooked plain rice) is added with other things? eg yakimeshi, or ton meshi

[drokano]

@TheRivalConcept Good question. Gohan and Meshi both refer to cooked rice and, as you pointed out, it is combined with other words to describe various rice recipes. I cannot see any pattern as to which word, Meshi or Gohan, is used in certain types of rice recipes. So, there are words like "Mazegohan" , "Takikomigohan", "Mamegohan". Meshi is probably older and original Japanese term to describe rice and Han was adopted from Chinese language. Rice is pronounced "Fan" in modern Chinese.

[TheRivalConcept]

@drokano thank you so much for all the answer you have given me ^^ I love all your recipies and looking foward to seeing more ^^_^^

[AntiDbskEspXiah2]

@TheRivalConcept eww lard..

[TheRivalConcept]

@AntiDbskEspXiah2 u say eww to me but remember it was the maker of this video who put it as an option, so eww ur self xD

[KoreanVisualKei]

Msg dnt bother me but why double up shouldnt your soup stock powder have msg?

[drokano]

@KoreanVisualKei Oh, just because I love to have more MSG. I know, MSG is addictive.

[MrRik338]

can i also do this with sushi rice?

[drokano]

@MrRik338 "Sushi rice" is absolutely fine as long as you mean "the rice to cook sushi". If you have already seasoned the cooked rice for sushi then you may not want to use it for fried rice, since it will taste sour.

[MrRik338]

@drokano ok thanks :)

[brandhey]

We tried this and it was sooo good. The only adjustment we did was the onions. We put less onions.

[alquiora]

Interesting I never thought that oyster sauce is part of the ingredients.

[drokano]

@alquiora There's no set rule in how to make fried rice. You can put whatever you want. I just like oyster sauce since it will add deep flavor. I actually came up with a new recipe for fried rice recently. Try fish sauce instead of oyster sauce and add some lemon juice. My original Thai-flavored fried rice!

[drokano]

Dear viewers, I was mistaken. I used to think heating the wok and oil to a very high temperature before throwing in the first ingredient (onion) was just nonsense. But, in the "Hell's Kitchen" Gordon Ramsay said "if you throw stuff into cold oil then it will be absorbed into the food and make your dish soggy!!!' I then experimented both ways and found that the fried rice will be far more fluffier and less sticky if you preheat the wok thoroughly.

[twistedleafpro]

Very nicely done.. Question about the rice, is this the same as the rice used for Sushi? I have some at home...

Cheers again for the video..

[drokano]

@twistedleafpro Yes, this is the same rice we use for Sushi. Japanese people favor short grain rice (Japonica rice) since it is sweeter and stickier. Middle grain and long grain rice are less sweet and less stickier. For the fried rice purpose, less stickier rice will actually work better because you don't want the rice to clump up. In Ireland, "Shinode Rice" works just fine for both Sushi and fried rice.

[dodolah]

dashi and Bouillon actually serve pretty much the same purpose. I would eliminate MSG completely -glad that you put it optional- since chicken bouillon and Oyster souce contains traces of MSG.

[drokano]

@dodolah Thanks for watching the video. Yes, dashi is actually the Japanese term for Bouillon and it normally contains some amount of MSG. You can pick whatever dashi or bouillon you like depending on what taste you want your yakimeshi to be given. Pure MSG powder is really optional because some people will get sick. It is very interesting that MSG intolerance is almost unheard of in Japan and only happens in Western countries.

[Barbarainnc]

Can I use CalRose Rice to make Fried Rice?

[drokano]

@Barbarainnc Yes, you can. It will be less stickier than the short-grain rice we typically use in Japan, preventing the rice from clumping together. It should actually give better result in making fried rice.

[TheRivalConcept]

@Barbarainnc yeah u can....calrose rice is medium rain rice

[hosumye33]

that was a pro flip

thnx for the vid, gonna try that at home now :)