From Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories · 2016-2019 · Reconstructed
Chicken Fried Rice
Serve when
Serve when Akai, the game designer who grew up in an orphanage, orders the ketchup chicken rice he remembers from childhood.
In the series
Season 2
- S2E1 · ~00:06:45 Video game designer Akai eats the chicken rice dish he remembers from the orphanage where he grew up, not knowing it will lead him to his birth mother
In the series
This is orphanage food remembered decades later: the simple ketchup rice Akai ate as a kid, ordered now by a grown man whose games have stopped meeting his own standard. The dish turns out to hold the thread back to his birth mother — the kind of quiet reveal the show builds a whole season around.
Ingredients
Method
- Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken until browned, then add the onion and carrot and stir-fry until softened.
- Add the peas and cooked rice, breaking up any clumps, and stir-fry until everything is heated through.
- Stir in the ketchup and soy sauce, tossing until the rice is evenly coated and slightly caramelized at the edges.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Plate the rice and top with a fried egg, yolk still soft.
Substitutions
- Chicken thigh: Any leftover cooked chicken works if you're short on time — just add it later in the process so it doesn't dry out.