2. Use Butter
Many people shy away from using butter or they think that they can make the dish healthier by using olive oil. There are even some recipes that call for the use of peanut oil. However, when it comes down to it, if you are attempting to make the perfect fried rice, butter is the key. There is a reason that you see the chefs at a Japanese steakhouse adding a big slab of butter to the grill.
This is because using the butter will make the fried rice taste so much better. Butter will also help the rice and the vegetables gain that beautiful brown color that you are looking for in a good fried rice. When it comes to the fat content, there is no need to really worry as you will only need about 3 tbsp of butter to create a very large batch of rice.