Fried Rice Like At Benihana - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked rice
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
2 chopped carrots
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup diced onion (1/2 small onion)
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons soy sauce
salt
pepper

Preparation

Cook rice following instructions on package (Bring 2 cups water to a boil, add rice and a dash of salt, reduce heat and simmer in covered saucepan for 20 minutes). Pour rice into a large bowl to let it cool in the refrigerator.
Scramble the eggs in a small pan over medium heat. Separate the scrambled chunks of egg into small pea-size bits while cooking.
When rice has cooled to near room temperature, add peas,carrot, scrambled egg and diced onion to the bowl.Carefully toss all of the ingredients together.
Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter in a large frying pan over medium/high heat.
When butter has completely melted, dump the bowl of rice and other ingredients into the pan and add soy sauce plus a dash of salt and pepper. Cook rice for 6-8 minutes over heat, stirring often.