So simple and so good. Hot rice topped with a pat of butter (salted, please), and drizzle of soy sauce. Makes you happy to eat! Here's how I make Soy Sauce Butter Rice at home ^_^
Prep time: PT2M
Rating
5 stars (3 reviews)
Ingredients
1-2 cups freshly cooked rice, still warm (ideally Japanese short grain rice)
1-2 teaspoons salted butter (chilled)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
Steps
This recipe assumes you already have fresh cooked rice ready in the rice cooker (typical for many Hawaii families!) If not, go cook rice first.
Scoop some rice into a bowl. 1-2 cups, depending how hungry you are.
Place a pat of butter on top. I like to use salted butter but if you have unsalted butter at home, feel free to use that.
Drizzle soy sauce on top. Since this recipe only has 3 ingredients, the quality of the ingredients you use makes a difference. Use the best soy sauce you have.
Use chopsticks to gently mix. Then eat and enjoy! I love how soy sauce makes everything so good and comforting, and the butter melts into hot rice, coating each grain ^_^
Reviews
Christine Castillo on 2025-08-12 (5 stars): Japanese show MIDNIGHT DINER had a episode where the customer had this dish and it brought back memories, I've been enjoying the dish ever since. nori sheets,furikake, don't forget the time. Aloha from Hawaii
Steven on 2025-08-10 (5 stars): My mother made a yellow butter rice which used 1 or 2 raw eggs. The rice had to be very hot, the raw egg was mixed into the rice and mixed thoroughly so that all the rice was coated and turned yellow from the yolk. Then she mixed in a little soy sauce and butter to taste. I guess the hot rice helped to cook the egg.
Carol Liufau on 2025-08-10 (5 stars): I LOVE this! If I'm ever at a loss for what to eat, this is my go-to.
