Once you've learned how to cook fried rice the way Chinese restaurants do, having leftover rice will never become an issue again. But if you want to expand your fried-rice game further, try making Japanese-style fried rice the next time. Whenever you find yourself craving that flavor-packed side dish that's served in teppanyaki restaurants, you can make your own version at home by frying rice in butter.
That's one of the major differences between how Chinese and Japanese restaurants prepare fried rice. Whereas the former only uses oil, the latter cooks leftover grains with butter (plus soy sauce). We know that adding butter to a pot of steamed rice already infuses a richer flavor to the dish so just imagine how much tastier it can get when you fry the rice in it. Butter also makes the Japanese version feel creamier, especially since restaurants typically use the short-grain riceused in making sushi, whereas Chinese fried rice is all about fluffy long grains that have some firmness and bite to them.
Since it has a low smoke point, the idea of frying with butter might give you pause since fried rice calls for cooking in very high heat to achieve that desired, slightly crisped-up texture. One tip when using butter is to mix it with oil so you can cook the rice at a high temperature.Stir the butter constantly in the pan, too, so you don't have to worry about burning itwhile making your homemade Japanese fried rice.
Butter Makes Your Fried Rice Taste Richer But Also Increases Fat Content
Since cooking with butter infuses food with a richer flavor and texture in general, you might find that frying leftover rice in oil leaves it bland in comparison. However, be aware that using butter with your fried grains would give them a higher saturated fat content; per the USDA, a stick of unsalted butter already contains 50.5g of saturated fats. And that's not even following what Japanese restaurants do, which is to add soy sauce and even oyster or Worcestershire sauce when cooking rice in butter. All that seasoning will considerably raise the sodium level of the dish.
All this is to say that neither version of fried rice is superior to the other. Each has its own delicious strengths so switching them up can make your meals more exciting.
When making Japanese-style fried rice using just one pan, add your leftover rice to the skillet after your choice of mixed chopped vegetables has finished cooking. Make space so you can melt more butter in the pan, throw in the grains, and season everything with soy sauce. Follow the Japanese way of adding beaten eggs on top of the rice as it cooks so they get incorporated well into the dish. This will also give fried rice an appetizing golden hue. Keep stirring and tossing everything together then once you're finished cooking and have removed the pan from the stove, drizzle some sesame oil as a finishing touch.
Butter Makes Your Fried Rice Taste Richer But Also Increases Fat Content. Since cooking with butter infuses food with a richer flavor and texture in general, you might find that frying leftover rice in oil leaves it bland in comparison.
Since it has a low smoke point, the idea of frying with butter might give you pause since fried rice calls for cooking in very high heat to achieve that desired, slightly crisped-up texture. One tip when using butter is to mix it with oil so you can cook the rice at a high temperature.
Because it browns easily and can burn when cooked at high temperatures, butter is usually unsuitable for dishes that require a high cooking temperature. Instead, cooking oils are the best option and there are a variety of choices available from peanut oil, to avocado oil, vegetable oil and olive oil.
Frying well-rinsed rice before cooking achieves this by reducing starch before adding liquid and giving the grains a chewy, denser texture and slightly toasted taste.
Meanwhile, most neutral oils have a much higher smoke point, but are lacking in the flavor department. By combining the two, you end up with a mixture that has the flavor of butter, but allows you to sear at higher temperatures than you ever could with pure butter.
The milk solids in butter create a flavor that's hard to beat. It brings a little extra deliciousness to almost any recipe. If you don't eat dairy, or you're just looking for a different flavor, you can also substitute oil for butter in most recipes, but it's important to keep flavor in mind.
Butter Makes Your Fried Rice Taste Richer But Also Increases Fat Content. Since cooking with butter infuses food with a richer flavor and texture in general, you might find that frying leftover rice in oil leaves it bland in comparison.
While not every recipe calls for this fried rice trifecta, many of our favorites do. Why? Soy sauce is the salt element, rice vinegar gives the dish a touch of brightness, and sesame oil lends an utterly delicious, toasty note.
Measure 1 1/2 cups of water and 1 teaspoon olive oil for every cup of uncooked rice. (1 cup dry rice yields about 3 cups cooked.) Combine the rice, oil, and water in a medium saucepan, and stir to combine. Bring to a boil over high heat.
Butter or Oil for Frying Eggs? You can cook an egg in either butter or oil; it's entirely up to your taste preference. If you like the taste of butter, then go for it. Olive oil is a healthy choice and also delicious, especially when you are topping a savory dish, such a ratatouille or pasta with an egg.
Butter works great for frying thin pieces of meat or fish where light browning is desired. It also works well for vegetables that have been cut into uniform sizes. To pan-fry with butter, preheat your pan over medium heat and add butter. When it is melted, add your ingredients.
Can you cook chicken with butter instead of oil? You have to cook chicken at a lower temperature if you bake or pan-fry chicken using butter instead of oil. This is because butter has a lower scorching temperature. Your chicken will cook more slowly, but it's also likely to be juicier and full of more flavor.
In order to cook rice you need to combine rice, water, salt and butter. The salt and butter are optional, so only rice and water are essential. The proportions are generally two to one: two cups of water to one cup of rice.
After I saw them make it with butter I always make my fried rice at home with butter instead of oil. I love the flavor and richness that the butter adds to the dish. It also helps the rice and veggies brown up perfectly!
I know a lot of people will question whether or not you can truly stir fry rice without oil, and that I one of the reasons I wanted to get this posted now. The answer is that you can most certainly cook and sauté with water or vegetable broth what you might otherwise have only believed could have been cooked using oil.
Butter is used both to toast the rice at the beginning and to complete the cooking in the final step. This is because, as it melts, its fats bind to the starch in the rice, making the dish instantly creamier. Olive oil can't do that.
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