Japanese Garlic Fried Rice

 

Timing

    Prep Time

        10 mins

    Cooking Time

        15 mins

    Total Time

        1 hr 25 min

Ingredients

• 2 rice cooker cups uncooked Japanese short-grain rice
• 2-3 cloves garlic
• 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• ¼ tsp kosher/sea salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 3 stalks parsley

Instructions

Prepare Rice

1. Cook the rice (stovetop, rice cooker, or Instant Pot). Transfer to a large bowl or baking sheet (more surface) and set aside uncovered to remove moisture. Roughly 60 minutes should be added to the total cook time. You can also reheat the frozen rice to save time as well.
2.  Cut half of the garlic cloves in thin rounds and mince the other half.
   
3. Remove the parsley leaves from the stems and mince them.

Cook Garlic Fried Rice

1. Add the olive oil to the large frying pan over medium-high heat (or medium heat on a professional stove). Slowly fry the thinly sliced garlic pieces until golden brown. If you add the garlic slices in hot oil, they would burn too fast and you may end up with burnt garlic slices. Transfer to a dish lined with paper towel and keep the garlic infused oil in the pan.
2. Add the minced garlic in the same pan and stir fry until golden brown and fragrant.
3. Add in butter and swirl around to coat the pan. Then add warm steamed rice.
4.  Break the chunk of rice to separate. The Japanese short grain rice is stickier than other types of rice, so it’s normal that rice is stick to each other, but should not be in huge chunks. Once the garlic oil is coated with the rice, add the soy sauce and toss the fried rice.
5. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Taste the rice and make sure it is seasoned to your liking.
6. Lastly add the chopped parsley and mix all together.

From www.justonecookbook.com