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    Costco · Curries, noodles, rice

    Yakitori Chicken Fried Rice

    Ajinomoto

    Smoky, soy-glazed chicken and properly separate grains. Fry it hot in a skillet, not the microwave, and top it with a crisp fried egg.

    Big bags at Costco, smaller ones at most supermarkets.

    The box saysSkillet about 8 minutes, or microwave about 4.
    Chef's upgrade10 min, serves 2

    Make it taste homemade

    Fried rice with a crispy fried egg and kimchi

    A hot, wide pan gives you the toasty bits a wok gives. An egg fried in plenty of oil with lacy edges is the classic topping across Asia.

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    You need

    • 3 cups (about half a large bag) Ajinomoto Yakitori Chicken Fried Rice, frozen
    • 2 tbsp neutral oil, divided
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1/2 cup kimchi, chopped
    • 2 scallions, sliced
    • 1 tsp soy sauce and 1/2 tsp toasted sesame oil

    How to make it

    1. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the frozen rice in an even layer and leave it 2 minutes so the bottom toasts.
    2. Stir and cook 4 to 5 minutes more, pressing it flat now and then, until hot and crisp in spots. Stir in the kimchi for the last minute, then divide between bowls.
    3. Wipe the pan, add the remaining 1 tbsp oil over medium-high heat and crack in the eggs. Fry 2 minutes, spooning hot oil over the whites, until the edges are brown and lacy and the yolks still runny.
    4. Set an egg on each bowl.
    5. Drizzle with the soy sauce and sesame oil and scatter the scallions.

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