The Art of Fried Rice
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tuftearsA friend mentioned loving fried rice but not knowing how to cook it, and I don't think I've yet posted the recipe.
That mya be because there's no set recipe-- this is intrinsically something you do with leftover rice. If you don't cook with rice normally, you won't be making much fried rice!
That said, here's a typical recipe.
Bear in mind that this is dependent on however much leftover rice you have left. When I say '4 cups of rice, already cooked', I mean 2 cups of rice (before it was cooked), since it will expand to about double its normal volume in water. All measures are approximate!
4 cups of rice, already cooked
1-2 cups of eggbeaters or beaten eggs (about one egg per cup of rice)
1 lb of ground turkey, or chopped sausage, or leftover meat from your last meal
2 Tbsp oyster sauce, or soy sauce (light sodium)
1-2 tsp ground ginger
1-2 tsp minced garlic
1-2 tsp chopped onions
1-2 times as much frozen mixed veggies as the volume of meat
Step one, sautee the meat in a splash of olive oil if it's not already cooked, then toss the veggies in and sautee those with the meat. Add the minced garlic and stirfry that as well.
Step two, put the rice on top, then the egg, then the remaining spices, and finally the oyster sauce. Mix thoroughly!
Step three. Over the next 15 minutes or so, come back and stir the rice-- use the spatula and scrape the egg off the bottom of the pan so it doesn't burn. You can cook this in a wok too, but I just use a frying pan.
You're done when you're sure the egg is thoroughly cooked! Serves one person per cup of rice.
None of the spices are really mandatory, use whatever you like. I also used a bit of crushed red peppers for a spicy version. You could dice some bell peppers, or you could add some peanuts near the end of sauteeing. It's just a way to re-purpose your leftovers in a new, tastier form, so suit your tastes!
That mya be because there's no set recipe-- this is intrinsically something you do with leftover rice. If you don't cook with rice normally, you won't be making much fried rice!
That said, here's a typical recipe.
Bear in mind that this is dependent on however much leftover rice you have left. When I say '4 cups of rice, already cooked', I mean 2 cups of rice (before it was cooked), since it will expand to about double its normal volume in water. All measures are approximate!
4 cups of rice, already cooked
1-2 cups of eggbeaters or beaten eggs (about one egg per cup of rice)
1 lb of ground turkey, or chopped sausage, or leftover meat from your last meal
2 Tbsp oyster sauce, or soy sauce (light sodium)
1-2 tsp ground ginger
1-2 tsp minced garlic
1-2 tsp chopped onions
1-2 times as much frozen mixed veggies as the volume of meat
Step one, sautee the meat in a splash of olive oil if it's not already cooked, then toss the veggies in and sautee those with the meat. Add the minced garlic and stirfry that as well.
Step two, put the rice on top, then the egg, then the remaining spices, and finally the oyster sauce. Mix thoroughly!
Step three. Over the next 15 minutes or so, come back and stir the rice-- use the spatula and scrape the egg off the bottom of the pan so it doesn't burn. You can cook this in a wok too, but I just use a frying pan.
You're done when you're sure the egg is thoroughly cooked! Serves one person per cup of rice.
None of the spices are really mandatory, use whatever you like. I also used a bit of crushed red peppers for a spicy version. You could dice some bell peppers, or you could add some peanuts near the end of sauteeing. It's just a way to re-purpose your leftovers in a new, tastier form, so suit your tastes!
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Yep, that's fried rice!
Date: 2011-08-13 02:33 am (UTC)It was yummy, though. No one complained about me turning all of the leftovers into fried rice.
Re: Yep, that's fried rice!
Date: 2011-08-13 03:07 am (UTC)Re: Yep, that's fried rice!
Date: 2011-08-13 01:27 pm (UTC)Turns out hot sauce isn't a wholly unsatisfactory substitute(though I do usually add a dash or five for spicy fried rice). I hadn't thought about adding oyster sauce. I'll have to try that.
Yum yum, fried rice!
Re: Yep, that's fried rice!
Date: 2011-08-13 03:28 pm (UTC)Re: Yep, that's fried rice!
Date: 2011-08-13 05:45 pm (UTC)Re: Yep, that's fried rice!
Date: 2011-08-13 09:26 pm (UTC)Re: Yep, that's fried rice!
Date: 2011-08-14 04:24 am (UTC)(I don't worry so much about the color as the ingredients these days.)