Chahan (Japanese-Style Fried Rice)

Name: Chahan (Japanese-Style Fried Rice)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: ½ tbsp lard; 2 eggs; 200 g cooked Japanese short-grain rice (or Calrose "sushi rice"); 80 g pork chashu (cubed, fatty cut; or thick-cut bacon (reduce salt if using)); 3 slices kamaboko fish cake (cubed, or narutomaki); ¼ Japanese leek (naganegi) (white part only, finely diced (or regular leek/scallions)); ¼ tsp ground white pepper; 2 g salt (1% of the rice quantity, approx ¼ tsp per 200g); ½ tsp Chinese-style chicken bouillon powder; 2 tbsp chashu marinade; red pickled ginger (benishoga) (to garnish)

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:10min

This ramen restaurant-style "chahan" uses classic ramen ingredients such as pork chashu, kamaboko fishcake, egg and spring onion to make the ultimate fried rice!

Updated at: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:31:05 GMT