Japanese-Style Fried Brown Rice

Name: Japanese-Style Fried Brown Rice
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 2
Ingredients: 2 dried chiles de árbol; 2 tbsp. Asian sesame oil; 7 scallions, thinly sliced on the diagonal; 2 tbsp. pine nuts; 2 cups cooked and cooled Short-Grain Brown Rice; 3 tsp. light soy sauce

Serves
serves 2

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This dish is based on one that appears in the Japanese-language cookbook Saisai Gohan by Yumiko Kanou (Shibata-Shoten, 2004), the chef and owner of Nakaiseki Sen, a vegetarian restaurant in Tokyo.

Ingredients

2 dried chiles de árbol
2 tbsp. Asian sesame oil
7 scallions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
2 tbsp. pine nuts
2 cups cooked and cooled Short-Grain Brown Rice
3 tsp. light soy sauce

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Instructions

Step 1

Using kitchen shears, cut chiles into thin rings and set aside.

Step 2

Heat sesame oil in a 10" nonstick skillet over high heat. Add scallions, and pine nuts and cook, stirring frequently, until the scallions wilt slightly and the pine nuts take on a light golden color, about 2 minutes.

Step 3

Add rice and soy sauce. Cook, stirring to break up the clumps, until the rice is hot and all the ingredients have mingled together, about 3 minutes. Garnish with the chiles.