Japanese Eats: Fried Rice

[TheDeifiedOne]

the video says 1/4 cup carrots and the description says 1/2 cup carrots.

[sinhalaya2]

thanks mate. I always loved Japanese food :-)

[fooddudeone]

Thanks! Always wondered what the secret trick/ingredient that made yakiniku/hibachi/teppanyaki fried-rice/cha-han so delich at restaurants! :D ...I also read a few other posts, a japanese mom and wife using Chuka Aji in their family fried rice recipes, so this must really be the secret! :)

...also, upon further research of other secret ingredients for ChaHan, I also read someone using Gomasio (ground sesame seed salt) as their secret. Any opinions on Gomasio?

Can't wait to buy some.

[phenoix]

would using instant rice to boil and puff up be ok to use in this or would i need to used steamed rice ?

[winaceboy]

Would be perfect if you put ingredients list on description :)

[beatlechan]

@winaceboy thanks for the suggestion. added ingredients to description

[winaceboy]

Awsome video and recipe! Hug from Portugal ;)

[beatlechan]

@winaceboy Thanks!

[Chillitz]

aha use butter if you don't care about your health and use soy sauce because it makes a nice sound.

[mdawg201]

can i add shrimp and steak instead of one meat

[smd25x]

"You can also but butter...if you don't really care about your health."

haha. That was funny too me. thanks man

[icecream4younme]

what's the difference between black pepper and white pepper? does it taste all that different?

[beatlechan]

@icecream4younme

It does taste different. Black pepper is a bit spicier than white pepper. They both come from the same plant it's just processed differently resulting in different flavors. You can certainly use black pepper in place of white pepper.

[goodmediaproductions]

@beatlechan do you know how to make good chicken teriyaki...not to sweet though?

[beatlechan]

@goodmediaproductions I actually don't know how to make good chicken teriyaki since I am not really a fan of it. People tend to make it too sweet. I like it grilled with salt and pepper (yakitori).

[rqcalvelo]

It really looks good, I am going to cook it right now. Thanks man...

[EasternOdysseybmx]

or alson known as "fry rie" as japanese people say

[shylildude]

you forgot to mention to use day-old rice

[Donegaldan]

thank you off to make it, the most interesting, easiest Japanese fried rice demo on u tube!

[deception1845]

nice! i put green peas on mine and some chinese sausage

[Serkant75]

interesting accent..where do you live?

[vinar26]

i love japanese rice! ♥♥

[leogal4eva]

your voice is deep and manly..i like :)

[OhSimon99]

Vid is pretty dark.

[catherinefrazer]

Looks good - I'm trying it this week. :)

[lillydoodleify]

WUD TRY THIS ONE DAY..

[davematthewsfan99]

thanks for the video, im going to make this without the pork because im a vegetarian

[dafevelos]

it make me feel hungry.. ohhhh nooo...

[daikaiju20]

i also use sake for mirin, i wonder i only one to use some sesame oil? i so love it....

[thehunt77]

Great job man! I can't wait to make this!

[SuaveSweetie]

YUM YUM

[jcudal32]

clearly you havent tried egg with oil cause your saying it must taste like crap. you add salt to your egg. oil has no taste.

A word of advice, fix your manners first then fix your eating habits. judging from your picture your an older guy and its really pathetic to see someone such as yourself insult other peoples methods over the internet. I'm happy that you like egg with butter but I don't understand why you would insult other peoples likes....over the internet...you're a sad being.

[drunkenstyle]

@jcudal32

Your second paragraph tells me you haven't been on the internet for that long. Don't take the internet too seriously.

[jcudal32]

those of you health freaks, ill give you an advice that works.

if your frying vegetables you don't need oil, you can actually use the mroe purest thing out there......WATER!!! yes water. use 2 table spoons of water before they all resolve to cook your vegetables. for the egg you can remove half the yellow yoke and cook it on the pan(egg can also be cooked without oil, use nonstickpan) don't throw the white cause its good protein.

beatlechan great tutorial, ill definately add sake to my F-Rice

[wilhelm1407]

OMG That looks so good!!!! :D -drools-

[beatlechan]

Thanks for the comment.

I found something that is very similar to Chuuka Aji called Yuki Way You by Youki Food Company. I was able to find it at several Asian food stores in my area. Like Chuuka Aji, It also has MSG.

[nelgams]

@beatlechan Aji moto could be a substitute also

[MichelezUniverse]

Whoot! Love this recipe.

[dion300kkb]

quick tip to everyone. if you're making fried rice, it is best that the rice is like spread out- you know not bulky because it will make the seasoning even when you put it to the rice.

[cheaplalique]

Chuka aji... That jar looked just like Bonito dashi, (i.e. Instant dashi) . I can buy that in Iowa where I live. Bonito dashi is fundamental to miso soup. Not so secret ingredient.

[truelament]

I think he meant it was what made restaurant style fried rice taste like restaurant style fried rice.

[athena1331]

nice pan

[chefcommons]

Nice work, we liked your video very much so we embedded it on ChefCommons . com w/ link back and reference to Youtube. (Let us know if you don't wish for it to be featured)

[iloveshawnu]

hi i'm looking for chuka aji but I can't find it at the asian stores, where do you get yours from????

[beatlechan]

I contacted ajinomoto usa to find out.

Apparently they do not sell Chuka aji in the states.

There is something that has similar ingredients called Youki Gara Soup Stock. I haven't tried it but my mother in law told me you can get away with using that if you run out of Chuka aji.

[GetDamage]

First time seeing Japanese style fried rice. Nice video. Ajinomoto? Isn't that the same company that invented msg? Do you know if the Chuka aji contains msg? I don't have anything against msg but would like to know when I'm using with it.

[beatlechan]

sorry for the late reply. yes it does have MSG.

[bluehoneycomb]

yum! I'm gonna try this recipe sans pork! My kids LOOOOVE Japanese style fried rice!

[muneka777]

9:20 a nice asian look, thats why I put it in too.

[huskerpride]

why do some cooks put sugar in their fried rice. do you have a recipe for japanese mustard sauce used in many japanese steak houses?

[dizadancer]

What is chuka aji

[beatlechan]

It's a chinese seasoning containing salt, vegetable and pork extract, oyster sauce, animal fat.

It's hard to find now for some reason. I'm guessing that there is a ban on importing certain products containing beef or chicken. Hopefully you can find some in your area.

[elmuneco12]

U MEAN MSG..

[wildgift2]

your site is hacked.

[beatlechan]

Here are the seasonings we used:

2 Tbsp - Soy Sauce

1 tsp - Mirin (type of rice wine. you can use sake)

1 tsp - chuka aji (chinese seasoning)

1 tsp - white pepper

Hope this helps. thank you very much for watching

[Eleniel82]

Mirin is rice wine vinegar, and is not alcoholic, unlike sake. So are you sure it's alright to substitute mirin for sake?

[beatlechan]

That is a good question. From our experience, we used sake because we ran out of mirin and found the taste was similar. I should have wrote that you can use sake if you are not able to find mirin in your area. Thanks for your question.

[Eleniel82]

Thanks for your reply. You could also suggest omitting the mirin all together because 1 tsp of it doesn't really affect the flavor of the rice because it's delicate flavor is probably masked by the chuka aji, pepper and soy sauce anyway. Try it. :)