Japanese Eats

If you are familiar with Japanese food or Asian food at all,  you probably have had fried rice.  Fried Rice is an incredibly simple dish that is served as often in some Asian households as potatoes is in American households.  One thing that is great about fried rice is that it appeals to so many people much like French fries. Who does not like French fries? 

Being an American who was born and  raised in the South and Midwest, I never ate anything remotely Asian until I married my Japanese wife.  I call  fried rice a gateway food because it is an ideal dish to start with for someone who has limited or no experience with  Japanese or other Asian food.

What is also great about fried rice is that, though it may not be as healthy as a tofu salad, it can be much healthier than a double cheeseburger while leaving you just as full.

Though I am a meat and potatoes guy from the midwest,  I can tolerate Salads and other light foods however they still leave me hungry.  Fried rice on the other hand tends to leave me satisfied.  So full in fact I have been able to lose weight by substituting  fried rice for the usual garbage I like to eat.  I am not saying that eating fried rice is a great way to diet. I am sure there are a lot healthier things you can eat especially when it comes to Asian food, but it does beat a burger and fries for sure. 

Fried rice has basically all the important food groups covered in one dish. It is usually made with carrots, green onions, garlic, shoyu , eggs, with pork or bacon.  If you are going the healthy route you skip the meat but if you really want full flavor American flavor put in ground beef.   Ground beef is my favorite but of course the least healthy.  If you live in an area where you can buy good Japanese ingredients  there are other sauces you may add as well for flavor.  Here’s a video we made for rice. Check it out!

 Ingredients:
1.5 cup of rice
.5 cup of meat (pork)
.25 cup of carrots (chopped)
.25 cup of round onions (chopped)
1 egg
3 or 4 green stalks (chopped)
1 clove garlic (fine chopped)

Seasonings:
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp white pepper
1 Tsp mirin
1 tsp chuuka aji

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