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Pan-seared steak topped with a sweet maple teriyaki glaze served alongside crunchy fried rice waffles.

Hi guys,

We’re back from the honeymoon, and I’m eagerly working on new recipes. I’m very excited to share this steak with a maple teriyaki glaze and fried rice waffles today.

On our trip, we went to Calgary and Jasper and Banff National Parks in Alberta, Canada. Those parks are part of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Alberta is known for beef, and we ate plenty of steak, as well as bison and elk. While I enjoy a good steak, Jonathan really loves steak. The first time he met my parents, they made grilled steak. I remember my mom said to me after, “Your boyfriend is a carnivore.”

I have a few steak recipes on the blog already, like this Steak au Poivre and this Steak Stroganoff, but steak for date night never gets old. One way I like to change it up is by getting creative with the side dishes. For example, my Steak with Homemade Potato Chips.

That brings me to the waffles.

Fried Rice Waffles

You’ll probably see many wedding gifts displayed in upcoming blog posts. Neither of us owned a waffle maker before. I put a Belgian waffle iron on our registry, mainly because Jonathan really likes waffles, and my aunt bought it for us. We’ve already made waffles a couple times, but I wanted to try a savory waffle.

Normally for fried rice, you want to use leftover rice that’s dried out a little. However, if the rice is too dry, the waffle won’t stick together that well. For this recipe, I used rice that had been cooked one day earlier, so it was a little dry but not too dry yet. That worked out great for the waffles.

Here are some of the main ingredients. Those are two center-cut strip steaks. The teriyaki sauce would also go great with ribeye or any other fatty steak. That’s the leftover rice I used for the fried rice waffles. We also have some scallions for the fried rice waffles and some minced garlic and ginger for the teriyaki sauce.

The teriyaki glaze is made with soy sauce, maple syrup, mirin (Japanese rice wine), garlic, and ginger. I simmered everything together for about 10 minutes, which made a nice thick glaze.

While the glaze was simmering, I made the fried rice.

Cook the steaks on the stove-top in just a few minutes.

Finally, while the steak was resting, I cooked the fried rice in the waffle iron.

We had this with some steamed baby bok choy as our veggie.

If you don’t have a waffle iron, you can enjoy the fried rice as-is, or make fresh steamed rice instead. If you do have a waffle iron, you really need to give the waffles a try!

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Teriyaki Glazed Steak with Fried Rice Waffles

Pan-seared steak topped with a sweet maple teriyaki glaze served alongside crunchy fried rice waffles.

Course Dinner, Main Dish

Cuisine Asian

Total Time 45 minutes

Servings 2

Author Tara Leung

Ingredients

Steak

• 2 (12 ounce) center cut strip steaks, at room temperature if possible
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• kosher salt and pepper
• scallions for garnish

Maple Teriyaki Glaze

• 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons mirin
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 inch piece of ginger, minced

Fried Rice Waffles

• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 scallions, sliced, white and green parts separated
• 2 1/2 cups cooked white rice
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• salt and pepper

Instructions

Steak

1. Prep steak. Pat steak dry with a paper towel. Rub 1 tablespoon oil all over steak. Season with kosher salt and pepper on both sides. Set aside so it can come to room temperature before cooking, if not already. (Meanwhile, prepare glaze and begin making fried rice waffles.)
2. Sear the steak. Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Cook steaks for 3 minutes without moving. Flip over and cook 3 more minutes for medium-rare, or a few minutes longer if you prefer it more well done. Remove steaks to a plate and cover with aluminum foil. Let rest for 10 minutes. Serve garnished with scallions.

Maple Teriyaki Glaze

1. Mix all glaze ingredients together in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Lower heat to medium and let simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes.

Fried Rice Waffles

1. Heat canola oil in a wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Add white parts of scallions and cook until softened, about 1 minute. Add rice. Cook for about 5 minutes, breaking up the rice and stirring, until rice is heated through. Add green parts of scallions and sesame oil. Cook 1 more minute, mixing well. Remove from heat. Season to taste.
2. Preheat waffle iron. (If you are making the steak, I recommend waiting until the steak is cooking to preheat the waffle iron. Then cook the waffles while the steak is resting, so everything will be done at about the same time.)
3. Place roughly half of the fried rice over the center of the waffle plate (or adjust to suit the size of your waffle iron). You may need to press it firmly to close the waffle iron. Close and cook for 5-6 minutes, until edges are crispy. Carefully pull the waffle up with a fork and slide a spatula underneath to transfer waffle to a plate. (Note these waffles are not as firm as regular waffles. If the waffle falls apart when you’re removing it from the iron, you can mix up that rice and put it in the waffle iron again for another 5-6 minutes to recook. Trust me, it works.)
4. Cook remaining fried rice in a second waffle.
5. Serve immediately or keep warm in 200 degree oven until ready to serve.

Bon Appétit!