BEST Japanese Fried Rice Recipe (焼き飯 - Yakimeshi)

In this easy homemade Japanese fried rice recipe I wanna show you hot to make this simple meal from just a handful of simple ingredients! Yakimeshi (焼き飯) which literally means "pan-fried rice" is a Japanese-style Chinese dish that's become a staple of home cooking in Japan and as a result it often shows up in anime and manga. Also known as Chahan (チャーハン) in some parts of Japan, the main difference with its Chinese counterpart is that it's made with Japanese short-grain rice. Other ingredients vary by household, but I wanna show you how to make the best Japanese Fried Rice recipe using just egg, ham, and scallions. It's seasoned with salt and pepper and finished off with a splash of caramelized soy sauce to give it that toasty wok-fried flavor.
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INGREDIENTS (makes 2 servings)
325 grams cooked short-grain rice (best when stale)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 eggs (beaten)
70 grams ham (3-4 slices)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoons sesame oil
2 scallions (chopped)
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INDEX:
0:00 Intro
1:04 Ingredients
1:21 Preparation
2:21 How to Make Fried Rice
5:33 Plating Yakimeshi
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[@souldreamer9056]

There were a few things I found unusual here, the two most prominent being vegetable oil and western-style cooked ham. In Japan the rice was mostly made with beef fat, rendered on the teppan to release the oil while the onion and garlic softened and lightly browned in the oil. And I never witnessed any Japanese cook using western ham.

[@vedasisme]

There had always been something off when I attempted fried rice -- when you mentioned that the soy sauce should be poured around the edge of the pan to caramelize it, it was quite a revelation.

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Glad I could help! it's a small thing, but it's the trick to giving it the wok fried flavor.

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Me, too. I only found out about doing it that way when I watched this video.

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vedasisme I used to put soy sauce into my veggies before adding rice but then I watched somewhere that soy sauce should be added to rice but watching this again I realized the difference.

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I've seen people use soy sauce as a topping last, without putting any in the rice while it's still cooking. Those people make me cry.

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Dude, this is the clearest recipe I’ve ever seen. Crazy how easy you made everything seem!

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Thanks man! Glad to hear I could help.

[@Tinkeruk2010]

Cooked this last night for myself and my partner, i've only recently found a joy for cooking. It came out perfectly and it was super tasty. Short grain rice is amazing.

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Hi Tinks, I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed this! I have a ton of other simple recipes here (and even more on the blog), so I hope you have a chance to try some of them out!

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@@NoRecipes i definitely will. The covid lockdown here is making it a real pain in the ass to get ingredients though. Thanks again

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@@Tinkeruk2010 I can imagine! I think we're pretty close to a lockdown here too, so I made about 3 round trips to the store today to stock up (there's only so much I can carry home at once). Be safe and healthy!

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I think this is the best video with japanese rice cooking that I've ever found

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[@Oddzilla51]

Just made this. Didn't have scallions and only had long grain rice left over, but it was super simple and very tasty! This one is going in the recipe book! It came together really quick and had great flavor even though there isn't a large amount of seasoning in it. Thanks again!

[@NoRecipes]

Happy to hear you enjoyed it! The great thing about this dish is that it's super flexible so feel free to swap out the veggies/protein with what you have in the fridge.

[@Gothicmadre]

Reminds me of when I was little in Osaka and I would come home from school. My mom always had some Yakimeshi for me to eat. I miss her and Osaka.

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I watch this video often and love how you simplify but yet show all the steps! Love it!

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[@sk7262]

made this for the first time tonight for the fam and its been requested again already! super easy and quick for a mid week dinner! thanks for sharing

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Started to learn cooking, I also love Japanese things, figured I'd try this and loved it

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After 2 years... I will be cooking this again, the first time I cooked this is for our schoold activity. And now for breakfast...

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It looks delicious.

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Wow this recipe looks amazing. Thank you so much for sharing

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[@kerryf9796]

Great video as always! I've been making fried rice for years and never knew to add the soy sauce around the pan! Thank you!! :)

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Excellent video!Great recipe! Your video editing skills are awesome man! And you give off such an energetic vibe! Keep the videos coming!

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Looks lovely 😋

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Great video🙏 I'm going to try this !

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Like your techniques. Awesome!!!

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Thanks Maribel! Are there any techniques you'd like to learn? Always looking for new new ideas of things I can teach😉

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You got a new fan. Loved this recipe.

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you got a sub for this one, love your energy and personality and you made it so easy to understand with little tips and tricks too!

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Thanks Bobby, welcome to the channel! I try and focus on technique in my videos so I hope you find the other ones helpful as well!

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

I made this last night! WOW what a difference caramelizing the soya sauce first makes! Great video! Thanks 👍

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Thanks Suman, I'm happy to hear you noticed the effort I put into the production of the videos, it makes it all worthwhile😄Welcome to the channel and I hope you enjoy the Yakimeshi!

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Yes definitely

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This is so good, I’m going to try this the coming weekend. :) Thank you for this video.

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So looking forward to making this ! 😋

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Love this, very simple and yet looks delish❤️ Thank you for showing us how to do it😊

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Love the enthusiasm, intro was great. Can’t wait to try

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I love fried rice a lot, these tips are very helpful thank you very much

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Hey Mark I ran into your recipe last night and today I brought the ingredients and made the rice the rice came out super delicious now you have a student in Florida oh yeah looking forward to more recipes thank you for sharing God bless you and be safe🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

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I absolutely love Japanese fried rice..yum..

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He shoots, he scores! Winner..Delicious.

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You sir, are a beautiful person. I make many people happy with fried rice, and this is a version I haven't seen yet, very inspiring. Thank you!

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I've made a lot of fried rice in the past, but it was always hit or miss. This recipe puts me on the right track. Well done!

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I'm glad to hear this was able to help. I hope this takes some of the uncertainty out of making fried rice for you. The techniques can be applied to any type of fried rice.

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Wow it's look yum and easy 😋

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Loved the recipe. So simple yet delicious 😋 どうもありがとうございます。

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Wow Japanese fried rice looks good n yummy..love this thanks for sharing 👍👍

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Cooking some rice today and will wait 2 days to make this!!💕💕 So happy discovered your channel!!

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Wow I love fried rice and Japanese fried rice. Can smell it!

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You're welcome Ruben! Welcome to the channel! Glad to hear you enjoyed this, I have a bunch of other Japanese home cooking classics on this channel, so I hope you give them a try as well😉

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Welcome to the channel Brad! I have over 100 easy to make Japanese recipes on here as well as 1000 recipes on my website so I hope you find some others to enjoy.

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@@NoRecipes made some yakimeshi with the kids this evening. I will definitely check out you other offerings. Thanks for posting!

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@@bradc.1286 You're welcome, have a good weekend!

[@danielt6689]

Instead of ham, I like to use bacon. Fry that the first. The rendered fat replaces the oil and adds a nice flavor. Who doesn't like bacon? :-)

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Great idea! I use bacon sometimes or even sausage😆

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I don't.

[@amywakisaka9922]

@@NoRecipes My bachan always used bacon and called the fried rice "uburagohan". I haven't heard of other Nikkei call it that, mb it is a Wakayama thing?

[@amywakisaka9922]

Sorry, sp shld b "aburagohan" (lit: rice and fat/oil). Thanks again for your clear and approachable recipes.

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@@amywakisaka9922 Hi Amy, I looked for this, and I couldn't find any references. Could she have been saying "abura-gohan"?

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I done it! Thanks its delicious and economic

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Thank you 🙏

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worth to watch and try 👌

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This helped a lot🙏🏻

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You just earned a new sub. I’m obsessed with Japanese food and culture. I made this for my family the other day. It turned out super good! Thank you for this amazing recipe.

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chahan favorite meal

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I love fried rice... I add diced carrots, capsicum and peas too. Yummm 😍

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Wow...this is amazing!!!

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You’re so helpful

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I'm glad I could help 😀

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Very nice recipe! Lovely color it gets

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Wow looks yum promise I’ll make this for my son

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I hope he enjoys it!

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Love yakimeshi! Now I’m hungry..

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Me too! Hope you give this a try!

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I just made it and it was delicious!

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Glad you liked it!!

[@tesscook1]

Looks delicious! My fried rice is similar to yours, but add a bit of onions and chopped pickled red ginger as well.

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Thanks Tess! Those are both great additions to fried rice👍🏽

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Looks wonderful and delicious. Great color and flavors🙂😊👏

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Thank you! I hope you enjoy it!

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Wow looks yummy 😋

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You got me to like the video because of your positive attitude. You got me to hit the Subscribe button because your video quality is STELLAR.

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Thanks Ren! Welcome to the channel!

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I liked this one

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I made this fried rice and it turned out great 👍🏻👍🏻

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Happy to hear you enjoyed it Kegan, thanks for taking the time to let me know!

[@Mickcotton]

Love This Fried Rice 😅. Absolutely Amazing Thank You So Much Marc 😊A little bit of your Dashi Shoyu will be Spectacular Cheers 🥂

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Thanks Mike! and good call on using dashi shoyu to amp up the umami!

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I was wondering if you had a Japanese fried rice video, and here it is. I love me some fried rice. So yeah, here's another recipe I wanna do. Another great video as usual my friend. 👍👍

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Thanks Ron! A project for the blackstone?

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Hi Mark, Greeting from Thailand. I love how you explain and It easy to understand for who love Japanese food like me. Hope one day I could try to cook all recipes that you posted.

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Welcome to the channel and hello from Tokyo! I'm glad to hear my explanations are helpful. I try and explain cooking techniques in a way that would make sense to me😁 I hope you're having a good week!

[@Leelahel]

I've been making it lately. Sometimes I use a little sake. I also like to sprinkle toasted sesame seeds on top. TY for the video.

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Hi Mónica, some great ideas! I'm glad you've been enjoying this!

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Yum yum

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I am Japanese. I love your recipe. So many different food. Well created video. Fantastic 🤩

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I just moved to Japan and the dorm shared kitchen has way less to work with than what I had at home. This video totally gave me a great idea on what to make when I don't know what to make-- Fried rice is the ultimate comfort food! Subscribed!

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Welcome to the channel and welcome to Japan! I have a couple variations of fried rice on here, so when you get bored of this one, you can try one of the other ones out😉

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Finally know some idea of japanese fried rice because always i share chinese style fried rice 😍🙈🙈🙈

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Wow...

[@Dr.Pepper001]

When I was on Okinawa I used to eat at a restaurant where the fried rice was really sticky. It was the best fried rice I have ever eaten. And easy to eat with chopsticks.

[@NoRecipes]

Hi Dwight, couple of possibilities there. 1) they used freshly cooked Japanese rice (which is sticky until it goes stale) 2) they used mochi rice (glutinous rice) which is very sticky and has a chewy texture like mochi.

[@HadalBlue]

Hi Marc I’ve tried the soy sauce trick with great success tonight despite it being a meatless fried rice (but with eggs) that I will pack to work for my no-meat day tomorrow! Thank you, my kids think I’m a fried rice champion now haha

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Yay! I'm glad to hear it worked out for you. Caramelizing soy sauce is a great way to take the flavor of meatless dishes to 10.

[@cheekibreeki904]

Another common technique is to move the rice to one side of the pan and then pour sauce onto the other, now empty side.

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Love japanese food, cheers from Turkey 🥰

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Awesome! Cheers from Tokyo 😄

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damn, you're so good at teaching, so detailed..thanks men, great video

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Thanks John! Cooking is all in the details😉