Benihana Hibachi Onion Soup - THE CORRECT RECIPE! (Japanese Steakhouse Soup)

There are TONS of recipes online for Benihana’s famous hibachi onion soup. Some of them are decent. Others are just wrong. But none of them are correct. UNTIL NOW!

Today, for the very first time on the internet, I’m going to share with you the EXACT recipe used at Benihana Japanese steakhouse to make their delicious soup! I’m going to share with you the 3 SECRET INGREDIENTS that are missing from every recipe on the internet!

And if you don’t want to track down the special ingredients used at Benihana restaurants, I’m going to show you how you can recreate the soup using ingredients you’ll find at ANY grocery store!

Check out the links below for the exact products you’ll need! Enjoy! (Recipe below).

HACO Chicken Base (with msg):

HACO Beef Base (with msg):

HACO Beef Base (no msg):

Amazon Ingredient links:

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:40 3 Secret Ingredients
2:09 Benihana recipe
6:14 Grocery store version
8:09 Benihana vs. grocery store version
8:47 Thanks!

[aaronparsons]

I have searched the internet for 4 years now after having clear soup served to me as a kid back in the 2000s at a Sakura's steakhouse. Only now, when randomly looking through my YouTube feed does this video FINALLY grace me with its presence.

[spoopdeewoop]

DUDE This is the closest taste I've ever gotten to soup right from the restaurant!!! Thank you so much!!! Will always make it like this from now on :D

[brandonupchurch]

Another tip is that most soybean oil, at least here in the United States, isn't sold strictly as Soybean oil, it's usually sold as "Vegetable Oil, " but when you look at the ingredients on the container the only ingredient is Soybean Oil.

[jesswinter]

Made the grocery store version: AMAZING!!! Thank you so much! My mom is having a procedure tomorrow and can only have jello and broth and she loved this so much!

[adriennefloreen]

I love how you show the exact brands they use to make their broth because that's truly the key. I have been making the same egg drop soup as a local Chinese restaurant for years. One time they let me in the kitchen to read a label when I asked questions about an allergen in their food. In seconds I looked around and saw every brand of everything they used out in the open and the chef using a certain brand of Chinese canned chicken broth to make the soup. So I started buying the same brand at an Asian market. I also took the time to read everything's ingredients at the market so I'd always know what brands I could use or restaurants could use in my food.

[legalmoider]

I'm from Alabama, and we have a place called Kobe Japanese steakhouse. They are famous primarily for the heavenly clear onion soup they serve only during dinner at the Hibachi tables. I'm so glad I can make it now.

[KerrhenryTajores]

In benihana reyadh saudi Arabia, we use beef scrap, celery, onions, carrot, garlic for soup stock, first we bake the beef and garlic until turn to brown, then combine all the ingredients to a big casserole with full water, then add salt and corn pepper, then cook it for about 8 to 9 hours, then strain the stock to other big casserole and this is the final product.

[LacoSinfonia]

I couldn’t find soybean oil at Walmart when I went, turns out, it’s just labeled “vegetable oil”. Checked the ingredients: 100% Soybean oil. Hope that helps!

[AT]

We have been Benihana customers for over 20 years and we love their food. Recently, I tried all your Benihana recipes from sauces to fried rice to soup etc… Amazing, everything tasted exactly like the restaurant version. Thank you so much 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[sue]

You are 100% correct on the recipes found on line that claim to be the exact recipe. Have tried several and nothing comes close. Looking forward to your expertise. Cannot thank you enough, especially with flu season and in the middle of this pandemic. You are a blessing. Thank you so, so, much. Liked and shared!

[jomarabad]

Just discovered your channel. I'm glad I did! Your channel is not the typical recipe and cook channel but you really explain why you do things a certain way or why certain ingredients are used. It's like an educational cooking channel.

[johnmccarthy]

This is GREAT! Didn't want to buy the haco brand stuff and wait for it, so I went with the second method and its exactly as advertised. Really easy to follow, concise and simple instructions. Thanks for the great recipe, definitely going to keep checking out your videos.

[guykoppi]

This recipe is spot on. The taste is just right!! I highly recommend it. Next time I make it, I will start with 1 tsp of salt in the simmering broth, instead of 2. You can always add more. Just wow.

[kimchi]

So glad you made this video. I looked at all of the recipes online and I just KNEW they were wrong.

[spro]

My son and I LOVE this soup! Thank you! I've made your Benihana Chicken Fried Rice - the right way - several times and my guests are in Heaven.

[sochigarai]

How do you keep producing such perfect&great tasting recipes...
Thanks a lot, you are making my table a wonderful place!

[ntmn]

This video just randomly popped up. How did YouTube know I love this soup and would be willing to try at home? Omg yes!!

[gwenb]

Perfection!! Bought the Haco products and they really make the difference.

[reynaiglesias]

I just made the grocery store version and OMG, it tasted just like the restaurant! I’ll definitely make it again, thank you!

[dianarip]

Thank you so much for this. Love the fact that you gave the original brands and the grocery store options. I will be making the grocery store option. I've been looking for this recipe for a long time. Thank you!