Japanese-style pilaf
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. For this dish, it is best to use Japanese short-grain rice "Nishiki" or "jasmine" rice. The finished dish can be served at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Ingredients
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Step 2
Rinse the rice under warm water until the draining water becomes completely clear. Put the rice into a saucepan, pour in cold water to cover it, and let it soak for 1.5–2 hours. Drain the water. Then add 2 cups of fresh water to the rice, place the saucepan over high heat, and as soon as it boils, lightly salt the water, reduce the heat to the lowest setting, and cook for about 15 minutes, or until done. Remove the rice from the heat, cover with a lid, and let it stand in a warm place.
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Step 3
Beat the eggs and 2 tbsp soy sauce with a whisk until smooth and fluffy.
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Step 4
Heat a frying pan, pour in 1 tsp of vegetable oil, heat it, then add half of the egg mixture. After 1 minute, flip the pancake and fry the other side for another minute. Transfer the pancake to a plate.
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Step 5
Bake pancakes from all the egg mixture in this way. Cool, then cut into strips.
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Step 6
Peel the onion and thinly slice into half-rings. Wash the pepper, cut it in half, remove the core, and slice the flesh into thin strips. Wash the beef, thoroughly dry with paper towels, and cut into thin, long pieces. Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in each of two frying pans. In one pan, sauté the onion with the sweet pepper for 6 minutes; in the other pan, fry the beef for 9 minutes.
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Step 7
Wash the cucumber and cut it into thin strips. Slice the ham in the same way. Add fried onion, pepper, and beef to the rice. Then add the ham and strips of omelet, mix thoroughly. Pour over the remaining soy sauce, season with hot pepper. Add salt if necessary. Before serving, add the sliced cucumber to the dish.