Perfect Hibachi Shrimp {Benihana Copycat}

This delicious hibachi shrimp is so easy to make at home! It's served with fried rice, mixed vegetables, and a simple yum yum sauce.

Ingredients and substitutions

Hibachi shrimp

• Shrimp – defrosted frozen shrimp is easiest. You could also try making this recipe with chicken!
• Sunflower oil – swap out for any neutral cooking oil like olive or avocado oil.
• Salt – to taste.
• Soy sauce – coconut aminos or tamari are the best soy sauce substitutes.
• Garlic – freshly minced garlic is preferred but jarred minced garlic can be used in a pinch.

Hibachi vegetables

• Sunflower oil – swap out for any neutral cooking oil like olive oil or avocado oil.
• Mushrooms – use any kind of mushrooms or another vegetable of your choice.
• Carrot – you can buy pre-cut carrot matchsticks at the grocery store. Feel free to swap out for another vegetable entirely.
• Yellow onion – white onion, red onion or shallots can all be used.
• Zucchini – substitute for another vegetable of your choice.
• Salt – to taste.
• White sesame seeds – black sesame seeds would also be good here.

Yum yum sauce

• Light mayo – regular mayo can be used but it’ll increase the calorie count.
• Rice vinegar – try using apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar instead.
• Soy sauce – coconut aminos or tamari are the best soy sauce substitutes.
• Dijon mustard – you can use regular yellow mustard, but it’ll have a different flavour.
• Sriracha – substitute for another hot sauce or leave this out entirely if you don’t like spice.

Fried rice

• Cooked white rice – use any variety of white rice. I find that leftover rice is best for fried rice.
• Butter – or a butter-free substitute like margarine or olive oil.
• Garlic – freshly minced garlic is preferred but jarred minced garlic can be used in a pinch.
• Soy sauce – coconut aminos or tamari are the best soy sauce substitutes.
• Egg – leave this out if need be.
• Green onions – you can leave these out if you don’t have any on hand.

How to make hibachi shrimp

Step 1: Prep your ingredients.

Cook rice in a rice cooker or on the stovetop according to package directions. Alternatively and for best results, make rice up to 2 days before. 

Step 2: Make the yum yum sauce.

Mix ingredients for yum yum sauce together.

Step 3: Make the fried rice.

Melt butter in a large pan over medium-high heat, then saute garlic for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add in cooked rice and soy sauce, cooking for 2-3 minutes until rice is heated through. Make a hole in the center of rice and crack in egg, scrambling until egg is just set. Toss rice and stir in green onions, then remove from heat and set aside.

Step 4: Sauté the veggies.

Meanwhile, heat sunflower oil in a large pan over medium-high heat, then add vegetables and season with salt, cooking for 5 minutes or so until veggies are tender-crisp. Remove from heat, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and set aside.

Step 5: Cook the shrimp.

Without wiping pan clean, add sunflower oil and shrimp, seasoning with a pinch of salt. Cook for 2 minutes per side. 

Step 6: Serve and enjoy!

Add soy sauce and garlic, cooking for 30 seconds more then plate with vegetables, fried rice and yum yum sauce. Serve and enjoy!

Frequently Asked Questions

Meal prep tools for this recipe

• Grab some glass meal prep bowls if you plan on turning this dinner into leftovers.
• A rice cooker is invaluable for saving time, and it cooks other grains, too!
• These bento boxes are great for separation of ingredients