Servings: 4
Yakimeshi - Japanese Fried Rice 焼き飯
Easy Japanese fried recipe using a secret ingredient "Japanese mayonnaise"
Ingredients
- 2 cups of cooked rice
- 2 tbsp Kewpie Japanese Mayonnaise
- 2 slices short cut bacon
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup green shallots
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix the mayonnaise well with the cooked rice.
- Chop the green shallots and bacon into small pieces.
- Heat a little olive oil in a frying pan over high heat then add the rice and fry for a few minutes.
- Put the rice to one side of the pan and add the eggs and scramble them.
- Once the egg is half cooked, stir it into the rice.
- Add the bacon and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Add the shallots and salt and stir for a bit.
- Remove from the heat and sprinkle a bit of pepper and serve!
Notes
Usually fried rice is cooked with left overs so cooking rice time is not included.
You can also replace bacon with ham, shrimp, salmon bits, and replace or add different veggies like onion, carrots, green beans, green peas etc.
Nutrition
Calories: 183kcal, Carbohydrates: 22g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 84mg, Sodium: 377mg, Potassium: 75mg, Vitamin A: 180IU, Vitamin C: 1.2mg, Calcium: 25mg, Iron: 0.6mg