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This recipe is a full hibachi chicken dinner at home! With restaurant-style sautéed veggies, fried rice, and super tender chicken, this hibachi recipe is served with a spicy mustard dipping sauce that really transports you to the Japanese steakhouse!
Why This Recipe Is So Good
- This hibachi chicken and fried rice recipe is rich, perfectly seasoned, and tastes like it was just made at your favorite Japanese restaurant. This the perfect way to make hibachi at home!
- The mustard sauce is sweet and just a little spicy, and adds a flavorful kick to the chicken, veggies, and fried rice. You’ll want to eat it on top of everything!
Chef’s Tips
- Fried rice was originally created as a way to use leftover old rice. To make hibachi rice, use rice you’ve made ahead of time instead of freshly cooked rice. For fried hibachi rice that tastes even more like restaurant-quality, use precooked rice bought at the grocery store.
- If you are grain-free, you can easily substitute the rice with cauliflower rice.
- Lightly toasting sesame seeds for the mustard sauce isn’t necessary, but it will enhance the flavor.
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Hibachi Chicken with Fried Rice and Vegetables
Equipment
- 2 large skillets or woks
- standard blender
Ingredients
For the Fried Rice
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- ½ cup white onion diced
- 1 cup frozen vegetables
- 2 large eggs
- 4 cups rice cooked, cool to the touch
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
For the Hibachi Chicken
- 1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1 pound chicken breast cut into bite-sized pieces
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice fresh
- salt
- pepper
For the Hibachi Vegetables
- 1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1 zucchini large, quartered and cut into 2" pieces
- 1 white onion large, halved and cut into ½" pieces
- 2 cups baby bella mushrooms about 8 ounces, quartered
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- salt
- pepper
For the Mustard Sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds preferably lightly toasted
- 2 tablespoons dry mustard
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- ½ cup half-and-half
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- 1 clove garlic minced
Instructions
For the Fried Rice
- Heat 2 tablespoons avocado oil on medium high in a large skillet or wok. Add diced onion and frozen vegetables, and sauté until onions are almost translucent, about 3 minutes. Move the vegetables to the side of pan. Crack eggs into pan and scramble with a spatula until cooked through and fully scrambled.
- Add 4 cups cooked rice and 4 tablespoons butter. Cook for 5 minutes and stir frequently. Add 4 tablespoons soy sauce and cook 1 additional minute. Pack fried rice firmly into bowls to keep hot.
For the Chicken and Vegetables (Made Simultaneously)
- For the chicken: Heat 1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil and 1 tablespoon avocado oil in same skillet or wok used for fried rice. Add chicken, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon butter, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to skillet. Cook chicken until it is no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes. Stir only once or twice so chicken will brown.
- For the vegetables: In a separate large skillet or wok, heat 1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil and 1 tablespoon avocado oil on medium high heat. Add sliced onion, baby bella mushrooms, zucchini, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, salt, and pepper to skillet. Sauté until vegetables are tender, about 6-8 minutes.
For the Mustard Sauce
- Lightly toast sesame seeds if desired. (See note.) Blend sesame seeds, dry mustard, 2 teaspoons honey, 4 tablespoons soy sauce, half and half, hot water, and minced garlic in blender.
- For the best fried rice: Do not cook rice immediately before making fried rice. Leftover or precooked rice from the store works best.
- For mustard sauce: Lightly toasting sesame seeds will enhance the flavor, but it is not necessary. Mustard sauce can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator.
- To make grain-free: Substitute rice with cauliflower rice.
Approximate Information for One Serving
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Can you sub out the half and half?
You could sub it with regular milk or milk substitute, but you will get a slightly different texture. It won’t be as creamy, but it will still be delicious I’m sure!
I have used evaporated skim milk as a substitute ant it’s pretty good.
Great substitution!!
Have you tried this with tahini instead of the ground seeds? What would the ratio be if so?
I haven’t, but I’m sure it would be a VERY small amount of tahini since it only calls for one tablespoon of sesame seeds! Let me know how it goes if you try it!
In your recipe, it doesn’t say how much avocado oil to use when making the rice. Just wondering if it’s 1 TBS or 2 TBS?
If you want to make extra sauce, is it ok to just double everything?!
Yep!
Hi there! I am sadly allergic to avocados, and am wondering what I could sub the avocado oil for? Thanks so much!
You can use any sort of neutral oil, like canola.
What type of rice is best to use for the fried rice?
I generally use white rice for fried rice!
What’s the best type of rice to use for this? I usually buy basmati because I love the texture and flavor, but wondering if long grain or something else would be better, or if basmati is still good?
Basmati will definitely work, I generally use long grain but it’s not a HUGE deal!
Your ingredient list For the mustard sauce says 1 1/2 TBS Honey but your recipe instructions say to use 1.5tsp Honey. Which is it?
Oh thank you for catching that!! It’s actually 1 1/2 teaspoons honey, which I’ve retested and upped to 2 teaspoons. It’d be great with either actually! I hope you like it <3
I cannot believe how tasty this recipe is. That mustard sauce is TO DIE FOR.
YAY!! I could drink it myself 😉
The kids were very skeptical that this would taste restaurant quality and to be honest, I was too. 🙂 I tripled the recipe for my large family and they devoured it! Thank you for making a recipe so delicious and easy to make!
So glad you liked it!