Hibachi Rice Recipe
by Sommer Collier — last updated on Aug 4, 2025 
It’s easy to make everyone’s favorite restaurant-style Hibachi Rice Recipe right at home! Use leftover rice to prepare this classic Asian-inspired fried rice dish in just 30 minutes.
Sommer’s Recipe Notes
Going to a local Japanese steakhouse is often an equally fun and tasty experience. Who doesn’t love to watch a talented hibachi chef make an onion volcano, or slice a whole raw egg in half in the air, before frying up a massive batch of Japanese Fried Rice?
But, let’s be honest… Sometimes you want the deliciousness of your favorite restaurant without, well, actually going to a restaurant. When you are in the mood for tender rice, eggs, and veggies all quickly together with bold flavors – but want to stay in jammies around your kitchen table – this hibachi fried rice recipe is exactly what you need.
Why You’ll Love This Hibachi Rice Recipe
- One-pan wonder – That’s right, you only need one pan and high heat to make this delicious homemade fried rice.
- Quick and easy – Whip up this classic vegetarian recipe in about 30 minutes.
- Simple ingredients – It’s so easy to make this dish because all you need is just a handful of key and simple ingredients.
Homemade fried rice is great to enjoy as a main dish with your favorite Asian-inspired sides, or serve as a hearty side dish. Either way, it’s sure to be the star of any quick and easy weeknight meal!
Ingredients You Need
- White rice – Use previously cooked and chilled jasmine rice or long grain day-old rice.
- Butter – Make sure it’s unsalted!
- Eggs – Use beaten eggs at room temperature.
- Vegetables – You’ll need chopped onions, carrots, minced garlic and grated fresh ginger.
- Soy sauce – I recommend using low sodium soy sauce.
- Sesame oil – You can also use other high heat neutral-flavored cooking oil instead.
Recipe Variations and Dietary Swaps
- Extra veggies – Make a less traditional hibachi rice with chopped broccoli or cauliflower, chopped zucchini, sliced mushrooms, chopped bell pepper, shelled edamame, frozen green beans, chopped snow peas, or other vegetables you like!
- Protein boost – Add extra protein to the hibachi fried rice recipe, like extra firm tofu, chicken, pork, shrimp or stir-fried beef.
- Brown rice – Swap the white rice with brown rice.
- Low-cab – Replace the rice entirely with cauliflower rice.
How To Make Hibachi Fried Rice
The key to making this restaurant-style Hibachi Fried Rice at home is prepping your ingredients ahead of time. Then, all you need to do is combine the ingredients in a saucepan, add the sauces and that’s it — you’re ready to chow down on this delicious fried rice dish!
Find the full Hibachi Rice recipe with detailed instructions and storage tips in the printable form at the bottom of the post!
Tips For Success
- First and foremost YES, you need to use cold cooked rice for the best Japanese fried rice. Cooled rice is best to fry, as it is quite firm and stands up well to the high heat of hibachi cooking. Fresh warm rice tends to get mushy when stir-fried.
- BUT if you are in a hurry (or didn’t make rice the day before to chill) you can use vacuum-sealed packets of pre-cooked white rice!
- Don’t have time to chop? Use a bag of frozen mixed vegetables instead of fresh veggies. Add them to the skillet when you would typically add just the frozen peas.
- Be gentle with the rice! Carefully stir and fold the ingredients together as you finish the dish so as not to make the rice mushy.
Storage Notes
- Storing Leftovers – Leftover Japanese hibachi fried rice will keep well in the refrigerator for up to 4-5 days. Allow the dish to cool completely before transferring it to an airtight container and placing it in the fridge.
- Freezing Leftovers – The texture of the rice will get soft and less tender once it is frozen, thawed, and reheated. Freeze for up to 3 months and thaw in the fridge overnight before microwaving or quickly reheating in a skillet on the stovetop.
- Reheating Leftovers – Reheat in a saucepan over medium high heat, or in the microwave in short bursts.
Serving Suggestions
Garnish the warm rice with fresh chopped scallions, if desired.
Serve the Japanese fried rice as a vegetarian main dish with clear soup, miso soup, or rice balls and a fresh green salad with ginger salad dressing.
Or enjoy it as a hearty side with Okonomiyaki (savory Japanese pancakes), cooked shrimp with homemade yum yum sauce, or a bowl of ramen soup.
Cold leftover hibachi-style fried rice also makes an excellent midnight snack, or even breakfast!
Japanese Hibachi Fried Rice Recipe
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Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked white rice chilled (from 1 ½ cups dried rice)
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 eggs beaten
- ¾ cup chopped onion
- ½ cup diced carrot finely chopped
- 3-4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger
- 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice wine or cooking sherry
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- ½ cup frozen peas or skip the fresh carrot above and add 1 cup frozen peas and carrots
- ¼ cup chopped scallion optional
Instructions
- Prep all the ingredients ahead of time so the rice frying process is quick. Crack the eggs into a measuring cup and beat thoroughly. Chop/mince all fresh produce. Set out a second measuring cup and pour in the soy sauce, rice wine, and sesame oil. Stir well to create a stir-fry sauce.
- Place a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Set a holding plate to the side. Add the butter to the skillet. Once melted, pour in the beaten eggs. Use a wooden spoon or spatula to move the eggs around the pan in the butter. Once they are cooked through, move the eggs to the holding plate and use the spatula to chop them into small pieces.
- Add the onions, diced carrots, garlic, and ginger to the skillet. Stir-fry the vegetables for 3 to 5 minutes to soften.
- Add the stir-fry sauce to the skillet. Stir to coat the vegetables. Then stir in the cold rice. Toss and stir the rice to make sure it is well coated in sauce, and all the clumps of rice are broken apart. Continue to stir and fry for several minutes to make sure all of the rice gets a little “sizzle time” at the bottom of the skillet.
- Once the rice is well mixed and warmed through, stir in the chopped egg and peas. Turn off the heat, and serve warm. Garnish with fresh chopped scallions if desired.
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Frequently Asked Questions
It’s very easy to make this recipe on a Blackstone or other large flattop griddle. Follow the same recipe steps listed below, including using a wooden spatula or spoon so you don’t damage the surface.
Not at all! But if you want to make it spicy, you can drizzle in some Sriracha or add some red pepper flakes.
Hibachi fried rice is made on a Blackstone and is usually richer in taste, whereas regular Chinese fried rice is made in a wok and typically includes more sauces.
We loved this recipe! We added spicy cooked chicken which was a wonderful touch. We also substituted green beans for the peas and found it worked well. This dish is perfect for a night when you crave something a little more than your average pasta but don’t want to spend a whole lot of time on it. Overall, it was a great recipe and we highly recommend it!
Love this recipe, very easy to make, and you can vary the veggies if you like. If compliments a nice salmon and tuna sashimi. Thank you
So good and so easy! Love fried rice!
Delicious- my family really enjoyed your recipe. Easy to make. We didn’t have to go to a restaurant to enjoy one of our favorite things!
Loved this fried rice recipe! The flavors all came together so well!
this brings me back to my favorite japanese steakhouse from when I was a kid and I cannot thank you enough
Like hibachi fried rice
Oh this looks so amazing! Now i’m craving the whole hibachi experience- with the steak, chicken and best of all, the amazing sauce!
We LOVE these easy homemade fried rice recipe! So easy to make and tastes better than take out!
I love this recipe! It is just as good as any restaurant version I’ver tried and I can make it at home in my comfy clothes, that’s a win!