- Stir together ingredients for sauce and set aside. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat in a medium skillet. Add onion and carrots, sauté for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and ginger. Sauté 2 minutes longer. Transfer to a small bowl.
- Add remaining tablespoon of olive oil and rice to the skillet. Stir well. Allow rice to heat through and lightly toasted around the edges for 3 minutes, without stirring. Stir and cook 3 minutes longer.
- Move rice to one side of the pan and add eggs to the other side. Scramble eggs until cooked through.
- Add peas, green onion, onion and carrot mixture, black pepper and sauce to the pan and stir well. Season with sea salt to taste. Cook for 3-4 minutes, until peas are heated through.
Umami Sweet Fried Rice
Yield
Serves 4
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Total Time
30 minutes
kikkoman products used:
ingredients
For Sauce
1 tablespoon Kikkoman® Sesame Oil
1 tablespoon Kikkoman® Rice Vinegar
⅓ cup Kikkoman® Gluten-Free Sweet Soy Sauce for Rice
2 tablespoons + 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
½ cupsweet white onion, minced
½ cup chopped carrots
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon minced ginger
3 cups cooked/chilled white rice
2 large eggs, beaten
½ cup frozen green peas
2 tablespoons chopped green onion
¼ teaspoon black pepper
Sea salt to taste (optional)
directions
THE STORY OF SOY SAUCE
Even people who love soy sauce and use it all the time are often surprised to learn what it is and how it’s made. We make ours from just four simple ingredients—water, soybeans, wheat, and salt. Those ingredients are transformed through a traditional brewing process—much like making wine or beer—that has remained unchanged for centuries.
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