Benihana Japanese Fried Rice

4 cups cooked rice

1 cup frozen peas - thawed

2 tbsp finely grated carrot

2 eggs - beaten

½ cup diced onion

1½ tbsp butter

2 tbsp soy sauce

salt

pepper



Cook rice following instructions on package (Bring 2 cups

water to a boil, add rice and a dash of salt, reduce heat

and simmer in covered saucepan for 20 minutes). Pour rice

into a large bowl to let it cool in the refrigerator. Scramble

the eggs in a small pan over medium heat. Separate the scrambled

chunks of egg into small pea-size bits while cooking. When rice

has cooled to near room temperature, add peas, grated carrot,

scrambled egg and diced onion to the bowl. Carefully toss all

of the ingredients together. Melt 1½ tbsp of butter in a large

frying pan over medium/high heat. When butter has completely

melted, dump the bowl of rice and other ingredients into the

pan and add soy sauce plus a dash of salt and pepper. Cook

rice for 6-8 minutes over heat, stirring often.