Good Morning guys and thanks for coming back to the blog! I’ve got a new recipe for you to try and if you love visiting Japanese steakhouses this ones for you! I’ve been missing a lot of my favorite restaurants due to COVID-19 so I’ve been trying my best to recreate some of my favorite dishes. Last week it was my Chipotle Chicken Fajita Pasta. This week I’m sharing the basic steps for the perfect hibachi dinner.
I’m not gonna lie to ya, the key to this meal is lots of prep. You’ll need to chop your veggies and protein before hand. Make the rice and allow it to chill in the fridge and make the yum yum sauce a couple hours ahead so there’s time for all of the flavors to marinate. I will give you more of a breakdown below. Don’t get discouraged trust me the prep is probably the most annoying part but once you get going everything comes together pretty quickly.
Rice: Like I said you’ll want to cook this a couple hours before to give the rice time to cool. I’ve made this recipe several times and if I’m in a rush I’ll still the rice in a ziplock bag and lay it flat in the freezer. You can also stick it in the fridge if you have more time. Just please don’t use hot or even warm rice when making fried rice. I don’t add peas and carrots to my fried rice but you are more than welcome to use them if you like.
Ramen Noodles: You could purchase actual ramen noodles from the store but I just used one of the instant ramen packs that you boil. I made the noodles before hand and let them cool in the refrigerator.
Protein: I love the combination of steak and shrimp but I’ve also used chicken. You can go crazy with whatever floats your boat. Just make sure that if you’re cooking steak you stay cautious of not overcooking the steak and removing it at your preferred temperature.
Vegetables: I really like zucchini and onions. I can literally be fine with just those two veggies. If you want more feel free to use whatever. Mushrooms and broccoli are also good additions.
Ok! I think you’re ready to cook 🙂 Recipe is below.
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DIY Hibachi w/ Yum Yum Sauce
Notes
Ramen: The kind you have to boil
Japanese Mayo: If you don’t have it you can use regular mayo.
I used a cast iron griddle that fits on my stove. You can use a regular cast iron pan, wok, or large frying pan.
If you can find a garlic & herb butter from the store that works great too!
Ingredients
Yum Yum Sauce (Updated 6/30/2020)
- 1 cup Mayo
- 2 tbsp Japanese Mayo
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2 tbsp Melted Butter
- 1/2 tsp Paprika
- 2 tsp Sriracha
- 2 tsp White Sugar
- 2-3 tbsp Water
Vegetables
- 1 Sweet Onion (Chopped)
- 1 Zucchini (Quartered)
- (Other options broccoli, mushrooms, carrots)
- 1 tsp Garlic
- 1/2 tsp Toasted Sesame Oil
- 1-2 tbsp Soy Sauce
- Pepper
- Pinch of Salt
- 2 tbsp Butter
Protein
- 1 tsp Toasted Sesame Oil
- 1/2 tbsp Garlic
- 2-3 tbsp Butter
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1-2 tbsp Teriyaki Sauce
- Pepper
- Pinch of Salt
Fried Rice
- 2 cups Chilled White Rice
- 1 Egg-2 Eggs + Dash of Soy Sauce (preference)
- 1-2 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1/2 tsp Toasted Sesame Oil
- Pepper
- Dash Salt
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 1 tsp Garlic
- 2-3 tbsp Yum Yum Sauce
- 1/4 Peas and Carrots (Optional)
Ramen Noodles
- 1-2 Packages of Instant Ramen (cooked ramen only)
- 1-2 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1/2 tsp Toasted Sesame Oil
- Pepper
- Dash Salt
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 1 tsp Garlic
Additional Ingredients
- Cooking Oil
Garnish
- Sesame Seeds
- Green Onions
Instructions
Yum Yum Sauce
- In a bowl mix both mayos, onion powder, garlic powder, butter, paprika, sriracha, white granulated sugar, and water until well combined.
- Cover sauce and place in the refrigerator until you are ready to cook/serve.
Vegetables/Protein
- Prep your vegetables by cutting them into slices or quarters.
- Prep you protein by cutting it into chunks. You should do this with your steak and chicken but not shrimp.
- Make sure your shrimp is cleaned, peeled, and deveined.
- Once you are ready to cook your vegetables and protein add cooking oil to your heated cooking surface and add the vegetables first. Give them a good toss so that all sides touch the hot skillet.
- Add butter, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, and pepper. Make sure to add them one at a time giving them a quick toss in between.
- Push your vegetables off to the side of the griddle to continue cooking or if using one skillet just allow the vegetables to continue cooking (fully) before removing them. I would place them on the keep warm setting while moving onto the protein.
- You will cook your protein the same way except you can also add teriyaki sauce.
Fried Rice/Ramen Noodles
- Cook your rice and ramen noodles ahead of time and chill before cooking.
- Once you’ve cooked your protein and vegetables
- add more cooking oil to your cooking surface and add the rice.
- Break your rice up before adding your butter, garlic, soy sauce, Pepper, and sesame oil. Give everything a good mix while the rice is still frying.
- Push rice to the side or create a well in the middle of the rice.
- Next crack and scramble eggs into a bowl and add soy sauce. Give it a good scramble before adding it to the cooking surface. Scramble the egg completely before mixing it into the rice.
- Mix the eggs and rice well. Next add the yum yum sauce into the rice and cook for another 1-2 minutes before removing the rice from the skillet/griddle.
- You will cook ramen the same way except do not add any eggs. The noodles are just being heated and flavored. They will already be cooked.
Thank you! This recipe was amazing! We enjoyed it so much especially since going out to eat is so rare right now. ☺️💚💚
You are so welcome!! I’m glad your family enjoyed it 😍