The Best Fried Rice You'll Ever Make (Restaurant-Quality)

The Best Fried Rice You'll Ever Make (Restaurant-Quality) | Epicurious 101

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Taka Sakaeda, executive chef and co-owner of Nami Nori, expertly demonstrates the best method for making restaurant-style fried rice in your own home kitchen. With chef Taka's guidance, you may never settle for quick takeout fried rice again.
Director/Producer: Mel Ibarra
Director of Photography: Joel Kingsbury
Editor: JC Scruggs
Talent: Taka Sakaeda
Director of Culinary Production: Kelly Janke
Culinary Researcher and Recipe Editor: Vivian Jao
Culinary Producer: Mallary Santucci
Culinary Associate Producer: Katrina Zito
Associate Producer: Tim Colao
Line Producer: Jennifer McGinity
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Camera Operator: Jeremy Harris
Audio: Michael Guggino
Production Assistant: Kayla Zimmerman
Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araújo
Graphics Supervisor: Ross Rackin
Graphics, Animation, VFX: Léa Kichler
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0:00 Are you telling me a shrimp fried this rice?
0:27 Chapter One - Drying Out The Rice
2:08 Chapter Two - Prepping The Ingredients
3:11 Chapter Three - Cooking
7:56 Taste!
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@LeRoiJojo Жыл бұрын

"You'll be done in a few minutes." "Dry your rice overnight."

@gabriatus9508 Жыл бұрын

That’s not a big problem since you can use leftover rice from a day before. It’s the separating each grain by hand step that’s kinda pissing me off 😂

@kamcorder3585 Жыл бұрын

Use leftover rice

@LeRoiJojo Жыл бұрын

@@kamcorder3585If you listen carefully, he says he starts with leftover rice, *then* proceeds to dry it. 😅

@itsgoingtobeok-justbreathe4808 Жыл бұрын

@@gabriatus9508 yeah, everyone uses leftover rice already, it's the pre-planning drying it out in a flat sheet in your fridge overnight part that he's suggesting makes it better. when you use leftover rice that's been stored in the pot, it stays moiste in the center of the pot.... not that i care, leftover rice is fine by me

@Bevieevans8 Жыл бұрын

Shame folk comment without engaging brain 🙄

@rocinblues 9 ай бұрын

With the rice, I get excellent results with same day rice. Line the sheet pan with double paper towels, place a full sheet of parchment paper over the paper towels. Cook the rice and once done, transfer to sheet pan, and spread rice. Let rice cool for 10 minutes, and place into fridge (bottom shelf). I prepare the rice early in the AM, take rice out twice during the day and turn/breakup. Dampness will transfer through the parchment paper to the paper towels. By dinner it is ready to use. Excellent video, Cheers!!

@jakehuang3545 Жыл бұрын

The confidence of this man to looking DIRECTLY into the camera while cutting green onions 😁

@JohnnyRamoni Жыл бұрын

Uncle Roger, you've been summoned

@haileydawn1271 Жыл бұрын

I was just about to say, is uncle roger in this video 😂

@xanderscookingschool1497 Жыл бұрын

"Uncle Roger don't like onion. Uncle Roger prefer shallot.

@thehobojarpen Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure Taka, who grew up around rice dishes, knows how to cook. No need to force in Uncle Roger who is a sycophantic apologist for China.

@Jim58223 Жыл бұрын

Screw that CCP bootlicker. Look up mike chen uncle roger.

@anthonyrasmussen1916 Жыл бұрын

Hiyaa

@CollateralCurse 8 ай бұрын

I'm eating this for dinner as I type this. And it's every bit as delicious as you'd expect. Definitely adding this to my recipe book! 10/10!

@mwa66212 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!!! My wife has a chronic ailment and I'm learning how to pull my weight in the kitchen. You explained the process extremely well! I can't wait to get started on fried rice! Thank you again!

@humanityandme 5 ай бұрын

what a lucky wife! I also have a chronic ailment

@jirikurto3859 3 ай бұрын

@@humanityandme what kind of chronic do you guys smoke?

@Christina_Broccolini 3 ай бұрын

@@humanityandmeThis guy doing the bare minimum by throwing together something in the kitchen is a rather low/sad standard for what makes his partner lucky. Gee, I sure hope he can wipe his own bum while she’s out of commission too….that would make her really lucky indeed.

@humanityandme 2 ай бұрын

@@jirikurto3859 nah cos what do you smoke tho

@jirikurto3859 2 ай бұрын

@@humanityandme mostly sativa. I have developed a chronic condition as well over the past few years, but I don't really smoke because of it, it probably actually makes it worse.

@IDriveAnAudi Жыл бұрын

I just made this tonight with jasmine rice cooked yesterday in my new rice cooker and dried in the fridge overnight. I added some peas and a little dash of oyster sauce for color and more umami! Best egg fried rice I’ve ever eaten! ❤❤❤

@mrsue3398 8 ай бұрын

your version is much better cause you dont use sticky rice this guy on the video makes it harder for himself

@createinmeacleanheartohgod6871 5 ай бұрын

@@mrsue3398 I know ha ha ha. He's got time to fluff the rice to separate the grains. Who cares if they are sticking it would all end up in a pan anyways ha ha ha.

@stevethea5250 Ай бұрын

@@mrsue3398he’s really trying to sell this Japanese thing… with the rice and Japanese eggs

@guitarbam 8 ай бұрын

This is what I've been searching for, simple but delicious.

@eamom1776 4 күн бұрын

Simple? You are to separate every grain of rice by hand

@DJones-xc6cj 9 ай бұрын

I tried your recipe. Incredibly fantastic! It tasted better than our local Chinese restaurant. Thank you so much.

@azorra107 8 ай бұрын

gran £1&, N K Hu1 bjbnnjj8uijlb Buüĺlluég78

@underdog5 6 ай бұрын

Chinese don’t know how to make fried rice

@sicariusperemo3789 5 ай бұрын

@@underdog5 That's quite a bold statement...

@50investing Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂@@sicariusperemo3789

@jxff2000 Жыл бұрын

“Are you telling me a shrimp fried this rice?” had me in TEARS 😂😂😂

@stevethea5250 Ай бұрын

Timestamp?

@niamhhenderson8380 Ай бұрын

@@stevethea5250 Its the first chapter of the video.

@stevethea5250 Ай бұрын

time ?

@beakerbot-xq6pb 24 күн бұрын

@@stevethea5250 It's not said in the video. The first chapter in the in the description timestamp is called "Are you telling me a shrimp fried this rice?"

@eskim0417 9 ай бұрын

Hi Tak! Wonderful seeing you on Epicurious 😊

@susanrand512 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, getting ready to prepare cooking fried rice for the 1st time.

@kakikukeko78 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for also explaining the reasons why it’s done this way, very useful!

@Falcata Жыл бұрын

Very intricate recipe and technique here. Not many recipes explain the importance of temperature control in fried rice, just that you need to get the wok ripping hot. This is a very good recipe+technique video for the home cook. Thank you chef!!

@Paterleano 9 ай бұрын

Great job Chef

@jennifertree 11 ай бұрын

Love love the explanation and speed! Great tips and making cooking fun! Thank you chef!

@lovedove2661 5 ай бұрын

Agreed

@Gupta4298 9 ай бұрын

True professional way and I learned so much...Thank you 🙏

@fionasedgwick7424 3 ай бұрын

Yumm! Thanks for the great tips 🙏

@kusinanimamay02 8 ай бұрын

Awesome rice cooking presentation

@randynelson9042 Жыл бұрын

Great recipe 🎉 this was my 1st attempt at fried rice & was very happy with the results especially since it was for my 22nd anniversary! Thanks.

@catherinemcdade9518 11 ай бұрын

Happy anniversary and congratulations

@mimusi7 11 ай бұрын

AWWW congratulations!!

@Khoy0415 9 ай бұрын

Congrats… but 22nd anniversary and you cooked fried rice? She might be expecting a ribeye or a backribs or a grilled chicken…anyway it is always the thought that counts..😂

@randynelson9042 9 ай бұрын

@@Khoy0415 I also made filet mignon & lobster.

@Khoy0415 9 ай бұрын

@@randynelson9042 that should be awesome mate. Congrats

@bennedettocracolici5058 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I have been in the seafood business for a long time, and that's a nice size of 51/60. I used 51/60 to make shrimp egg rolls. Thanks againg your dish looks delicious.

@juanpepitodavid789 Жыл бұрын

Yummy, Thanks chef.

@iestynovich 11 ай бұрын

He is terrific. Thank you.

@xphilli Жыл бұрын

Some great techniques explained with detail here, ty. I will add this to my fried rice game!

@eldibs Жыл бұрын

The best fried rice I ever had was leftovers from a teppanyaki place in Branson, MO. When it sat in the box with the leftover meat and sauces, the flavors all kinda melded together and became amazing.

@goldenhopeh7162 Жыл бұрын

Was that there back in 2000? I do remember a place that I've never been able to find anywhere else since I moved!

@eldibs Жыл бұрын

@@goldenhopeh7162 I'm not sure how long they've been open, but it was a place called Shogun. My brother and I went there last year.

@SapphicSis Жыл бұрын

@@eldibs we have shogun in michigan, they do have good rice

@mjp5129 11 ай бұрын

@@goldenhopeh7162 …fantastic looking. There used to be Teppanyaki in Muncie Indiana. Don’t know if it’s still there, but it was great.

@Chrismusicvideos 8 ай бұрын

Excellent

@kingk6621 9 ай бұрын

Made it today thanks for the video

@jamesheng1878 Жыл бұрын

I think it would have been interesting to compare various kinds of fried rice. Considering SEA tends to use jasmine rice as opposed to East Asia, different ingredients will come into play and I’d love to see how it compares and if different techniques need to be taken

@tammyrossa Жыл бұрын

Jasmine rice is the best. You don't need to separate it with your hand. I don't think Japanese rice is good for fried rice..

@NoseyNuNu Жыл бұрын

My husband is Filipino and we jasmine rice for everything! But I'll sneak some calrose rice in sometimes. I really love both ❣️

@aprilianindy3200 Жыл бұрын

Jasmine rice supremacy 😆

@manavshah3388 Жыл бұрын

@@tammyrossa I'm indian so we only have basmati rice normally and I love fried rice so I use that when I make, It comes out really nice. I will defs try out jasmine soon after seeing this comment

@abhirupan7630 Жыл бұрын

@@tammyrossa fried rice with japanese rice is fkin delicious

@diana-ey3ne Жыл бұрын

Ive officially mastered fried rice. Yummy. Love this recipe

@mayolasbones6831 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, it looks Great 👍

@welalooking4u963 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing❤

@Mi-ig6zz Жыл бұрын

This was super useful to me thank you so much!!

@Poofychunk 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Can't wait to try this.

@JI-YOOASMR Жыл бұрын

It is good for ASMR as me who doing eating show. Thanks for sharing this recipe Love to watch it ❤️❤️❤️

@MrDiscreet100 21 күн бұрын

That looks incredible- I want some 🤤

@edsalinas9996 8 ай бұрын

Very nice looking dish.

@charlesclimineda8080 9 ай бұрын

Definitely saw a big difference by using these tips. Thanks a lot chef.

@emergnurse Жыл бұрын

Simple fried rice yet, full of flavor. My new favorite. Thank you, Chef! New subscriber here!

@user-rc1pe8pp1l Жыл бұрын

Genius is always simple!

@belligirl21 11 ай бұрын

This is a funky way to make fried rice. Not enough seasoning used, in my opinion. I’m going to keep looking for a fried rice recipe.

@unchartedsteppes7138 11 ай бұрын

@@belligirl21 Japanese fried rice isn't very highly seasoned. Japanese cuisine in general doesn't use much seasoning. An Indonesian or Thai variety is probably better for you.

@ghsiii9399 9 ай бұрын

u seems like a really cool person love ur video

@p4our587 8 ай бұрын

That looks DELICIOUS! Thank you, for sharing!

@ohiko9594 Жыл бұрын

I've waited for Taka Sakaeda! Amazing chef

@klydagayan2264 Жыл бұрын

He is a great chef. I used to work with him, and the only thing I don't like about him is that he yells at staff who make mistakes (even the tiniest mistakes), literally almost screaming, it's so embarrassing.

@tenshisis Жыл бұрын

This was such an informative video. I love the fact that the chef really explained each step and his technique. Thank you so much!

@roybatty4687 Жыл бұрын

He misinformed you

@kingraisin 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Jerry-xs1eg 7 ай бұрын

Looks delicious! I'll try it!

@alishabenites318 Жыл бұрын

Definitely making this recipe at home 😁

@Sahne405 Жыл бұрын

I love this Chef! 😍

@mariefortune 5 ай бұрын

Nice thanks for sharing.

@sharonjones5173 2 ай бұрын

Totally yum! Make this for me!

@rjcarter2904 Жыл бұрын

Awesome recipe and awesome chef! 🙂

@NoseyNuNu Жыл бұрын

Yummy, yum, yum! 🤤

@thebasswicker6294 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video

@nord4338 10 ай бұрын

I'm with you, fried rice is nostalgic to me as well. Your fried rice looks delicious, well-done! Thanks.

@EnglishLearnersHere 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your wonderful recipe! Looks so yummy! ❤

@RandomEntertainmentInc Жыл бұрын

"Use Shallot haiyaa... Onion for poor people... " - Uncle Roger

@jamessparks5921 11 ай бұрын

Excellent Recipe 💥👌⭐️

@vonjbautista3527 9 ай бұрын

Love this look yummy

@Pit_1971 6 ай бұрын

Excellent explanations! Thanks a lot!

@slashnagy6 11 ай бұрын

Pro tip if you don’t have the time to dry out rice: undercook the rice SLIGHTLY. This will leave it just firm enough to separate nicely while cooking. The texture will be perfect, assuming you do everything else properly.

@TeddGCM 10 ай бұрын

I put mine in the freezer for a time. Refrigeration works by removing water and it works great. I leave it in the freezer while I prepare my other ingredients. By the time I'm done the rice is perfect.

@crazyguitar777 Ай бұрын

I just made it... outstanding!

@cindyklotz2561 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for wokking us thru that :)

@georgschulz8143 Жыл бұрын

Very good. I didn’t know you had to dry AND fry the white rice before you add anything else. Will try it out myself first thing when i come home.

@ropro9817 Жыл бұрын

Fried rice for breakfast... I like how this man thinks! 🤠

@eduardkrasovsky 4 ай бұрын

I shall make it on New Years Eve.Thanks Taka.

@rumianadimitrova1675 5 ай бұрын

Very easy and delicious!

@CorynWarriorKitty Жыл бұрын

This looks so yummy!!

@paulbuchbauer7002 Жыл бұрын

Great job Tak!

@johnjperricone7856 6 ай бұрын

Great tip, cook everything separately. Just made it, and it came out amazing.

@wegz7962 9 күн бұрын

Thank you sir 🙏🙏

@aprilianindy3200 Жыл бұрын

Add lots of garlic and chili and it would be perfect. I personally like to add 6-7 Datil pepper and put in in towards the end so it's still semi-raw and extremely spicy.

@thecookaholicsshow Жыл бұрын

This fried rice looks delicious!

@landoan4719 Жыл бұрын

Thanks ❤️👍

@mohammadmoghtaderi808 Ай бұрын

Fantastic 👌

@lapislarka Жыл бұрын

Fresh minced garlic and ginger are worth it for my fried rice dishes.

@MrEagleeye58 10 ай бұрын

I destarch the rice by simply boiling raw rice until it reaches the texture needed. After this, simply dump to a sieve and wash out the starch you may not want .. to your level- Next put into a rice cooker and press COOK, no additional water added. THis will dry up the rice nicely , remove it , let it cool and then marinade the rice with raw eggs until its very yellow as a way to prep it for frying.

@msvrse Жыл бұрын

mouth is watering real bad

@VerhoevenSimon Жыл бұрын

That fried rice looks very nice, thank you for a magnificent video. And it's a double gift since we know a certain uncle will react to it.

@JA-ft1qk Жыл бұрын

Oh that uncle the most idiot chinese chef I've ever seen. He feels excellent.🤦

@genskitchenmagic2957 6 ай бұрын

Loves me some Unca Roger!

@ambys2kool Жыл бұрын

I can finish a college degree by the time he finishes prepping the rice. 😭

@tomlarge3065 Жыл бұрын

🤣😂😂

@pysq8 Жыл бұрын

A degree in Rice Separation

@keithbarlow9701 Жыл бұрын

You definitely gotta use *leftover* rice that has been in a fridge for a day. However, the drying+separating seems like a lot of unnecessary work. Just don't use freshly cooked rice.

@onespeedlite Жыл бұрын

@@pysq8 "A degree in Rice Separation" That's ricist. What we should strive for is rice desegregation.

@pysq8 Жыл бұрын

@@onespeedlite 🤣 classic

@OthmanAlikhan 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video =)

@sandeefithian5701 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful recipe what did you season shrimp with and what type of oil do you use

@ArcaDian25 Жыл бұрын

Where is the playlist for this guys cooking? He is awesome and actually super easy to follow

@stubbornangels Жыл бұрын

To me, fried rice definitely needs garlic 😌

@aprilianindy3200 Жыл бұрын

Garlic and lots of chili.

@robmoulis9593 Жыл бұрын

And ginger. And oyster sauce. Maybe MSG

@givenadrian7751 Жыл бұрын

Japanese don't eat garlic or even they have to they will add little less one

@noonwalker9810 Жыл бұрын

@@aprilianindy3200 mine too

@Laharl42 Жыл бұрын

@@robmoulis9593 ginger is a nada!... but well we have different preference

@M_Ladd 3 ай бұрын

Great job! Thank you very much! Damb, Mr. Roger, you made me really hungry for that.

@carolejean-pierre93 11 ай бұрын

Delicious ❤

@victoriacrowder357 Жыл бұрын

If you leave it in the fridge overnight (not spread out and in a container), you can break it off in large chunks with a wood spoon (or whatever you’re cooking with). Then wash your hands and just crush it with your hands. You can also cook it with less water and then use that.

@pamellis6414 7 ай бұрын

Exactly, im not understanding why the rice is still were after cooking.

@jirikurto3859 3 ай бұрын

Is it okay if I don't wash my hands? I prefer to have dirty hands.

@victoriacrowder357 3 ай бұрын

@@jirikurto3859 I’d recommend washing your hands just to make sure your hands are clean, and it helps the rice to not stick to your hands.

@victoriacrowder357 3 ай бұрын

@@jirikurto3859 but if you have some kinda sauce on your hands you want to mix into the rice, I guess it’s fine. Cooking is all up to you haha!

@rstefinson 10 ай бұрын

This guy has managed to convince me to go out and order fried rice instead😂

@MrDonipriliandi 10 ай бұрын

😂

@vetgirl71 8 ай бұрын

Lol😅😂 🎯

@designthinkingwithgian 8 ай бұрын

great video! what is the make of that wok pan??

@ArtGuitarLTX Жыл бұрын

Damn… nice! Subscribed

@lbarigon Жыл бұрын

I make mine with Lee Kum Kee XO sauce and it's so nice with smoked bacon

@Tony-Tiger1970 6 ай бұрын

...My wife said it's the best shrimp fried rice I ever made. Thanks Chef, you definitely deserve a 🥉 medal

@garlee15 4 ай бұрын

Did she reward you with dessert?

@jirikurto3859 3 ай бұрын

@@garlee15 What about a tuna melt? Everybody always talking about wanting dessert but never about wanting a tuna melt. Complete BS.

@Jasmine-vy8ig 3 ай бұрын

I loved ❤❤❤

@sandyhernandez3241 Жыл бұрын

I love that fried rice, I'll try to cook that tomorrow.

@onespeedlite Жыл бұрын

Procrastinator.

@sfdanceron1 Жыл бұрын

I also used Japanese rice to make fried rice. You really don't need to separate the rice before you put it in the frige. Just make sure you put in the frige overnite. Separates and fries perfectly.

@user-sn8vc7du3q Жыл бұрын

sure

@CardoDoza Жыл бұрын

Calrose and nishiki rice are some of the most moist and sticky types of rice which make them great for sushi. Not so much for fried rice. Even this “pro” chef had balls of rice in his final product. Use jasmine if u can. It has a much better result.

@bennedettocracolici5058 Жыл бұрын

I think it dryers better and takes the moisture out.

@bosta84 10 ай бұрын

@@CardoDozaI agree. I use jasmine and it separates easily after some fridge time.

@khairulnizam2124 9 ай бұрын

@@bosta84 Fried rice expert here. Dont use japanese rice or jasmine rice. Use basmathi rice for best results. Basmathi has very little starch and is very firm and naturally seperated. No need to mess up your hands and do the oil trick here. Heck u can even use newly cooked rice coz the grains are so naturally seperated when its cooked.

@stevehussung2515 4 ай бұрын

This works. I've tried to make fried rice several times, always with leftover rice, but it still never worked. Getting the rice dry, separated, with a little oil was exactly what I needed. Thanks!!!!

@dazhuangpan 3 ай бұрын

The fire also important

@user-jt9sx3yn8s 11 ай бұрын

wonderful

@kathrynbillinghurst188 9 ай бұрын

Thanx so much, you make it look easier than I thought it would be!! 💜☮️💜

@sigh_anna Жыл бұрын

Watches video... Orders takeout fried rice.

@steveaustin2686 Жыл бұрын

IKR. As a level 1/2 cook, some things you just want the experts to cook. ;)

@andy_792 Жыл бұрын

It would've been nice to see this cooked in a regular home kitchen that likely had an induction stove. Especially since they acknowledge that not everyone can get it as hot as a restaurant

@jeffbrownme2 Жыл бұрын

That range looks like a home burner to me. I don't think it does any more BTU than a standard American gas range. But Yea induction is a whole other challenge with wok cooking. I would suggest if you have any room outside to get a true outdoor wok grill. Not a super expensive investment and great results. www.homedepot.com/p/King-Kooker-54-000-BTU-Bolt-Together-Portable-Propane-Gas-Outdoor-Cooker-with-Special-Recessed-Wok-Ring-and-18-in-Steel-Wok-24-WC/202822737?g_store=&source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&&mtc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D28I-028_022_GRILLS-NA-MULTI-NA-SMART-NA-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NA-SMART_SHP&cm_mmc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D28I-028_022_GRILLS-NA-MULTI-NA-SMART-NA-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NA-SMART_SHP-71700000090520815-58700007648833922-92700069174188807&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlPWgBhDHARIsAH2xdNdISimliSlKSw7w5TCecn9z6NNpxaJQ8rlB18B-d05DOR4I5_SLWAMaAujEEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds