Fried Rice

One of my favourite restaurants is Benihana. The food, the environment, it's all great. One of my favourite things there is the fried rice. They cook it in a ginger garlic butter and it is sooo good. I decided to try it out at home a year or so ago because I had leftover pork chops in my fridge as well as leftover rice. I've changed a few things and feel like it's almost as good as Benihana's now. It's a little different because I don't put veggies in mine, but the flavour is there. I have made this with both white and brown rice and we much prefer the brown rice. We've used leftover pork, leftover chicken, and even used mushrooms to make it meatless. It's so easy to change and just use whatever you have on hand. I love topping it with a fried egg no matter what rice or protein I use.

Ingredients:
2 cups cooked white or brown rice, preferably a day old
10-16 ounces leftover cooked pork chops or chicken cut into bite sized pieces
3 T softened butter
1 T grated garlic*
1 T grated ginger
Pepper to taste
1-2 T soy sauce

In a small bowl, combine the butter, garlic and ginger. In a large pan with high sides, melt the butter over medium heat. Once butter is melted, add rice and pork. Stir everything together and then let sit for a couple of minutes to get some texture on the rice. Add pepper to taste. When rice is warmed through and a little crispy on the bottom, turn the heat off and add the soy sauce. Mix well to combine.