Fried Rice Recipe?

[ManicBeatz]

Does anyone have a good quick and easy fried rice recipe they would care to share?
I try to make my sticky rice dry enough but I keep getting "mushy" rice and how much soy sauce should I add? Also would it hurt if I used instant rice for better texture?

[heroicfoxprince]

ManicBeatz

Does anyone have a good quick and easy fried rice recipe they would care to share?
I try to make my sticky rice dry enough but I keep getting "mushy" rice and how much soy sauce should I add? Also would it hurt if I used instant rice for better texture?

bby

[Halo Fauna]

Don't use sticky rice. Use long grain rice, and put it in the fridge over night. Normally I'd say never to use instant rice, but fried rice is the only thing I think it's any good for. You want rice that seems like it would be crappy to eat on it's own. the kind that doesn't hold together at all.

I just take a wok and add a little bit of oil to it. Let it get hot, then add the prepared rice. I let it fry up a bit then add veggies (frozen mixed veggies work pretty well) get that nice and hot. Then I clear some room in the bottom of the wok so I can add the egg, I add it right on the hottest part of the bare pan and stir it in the rice. Then I add soy sauce (real soy sauce made by fermentation, not the hydrolyzed soy kind) to taste.

-Halo Fauna

[azusamage]

its better to use old rice.

& dont put too much soy sauce. balance the flavor out with salt.

[VF-Thunderbolt]

This is one of many ways i make fried rice. Everyone has their own way of frying rice and what they want on it. You don't necessarily have to follow it, but use it as a sort of guide to help you figure things out and what you want. Hope things turn out well for you in the end.

What you'll need:
Vegetable oil
Salt..about a pinch or two
One egg...optional, i guess
Large wok or frying pan
your favorite veggies or minced meat...for this i will be using scallions and breakfast links on mine
Day old rice...i prefer using long grain jasmine rice, when you're raised eating rice, you can tell the difference in a lot of rice brands

Like most said, use day old rice from the fridge...its better if its cold and barely sticking together.

First, heat up the pan with some vegetable oil, use enough to cover the pan and then add about 2-3 table spoons more. Get it somewhat medium to high heat.

Once hot, add 1 egg and a dash of salt. (scrambled before hand or just mix it while in the pan...i like the last method for personal preference.)Frying the egg shouldn't take more than 15 seconds...if it looks a little runny its ok. Break it up to small pieces, shapes doesn't matter as long as its small.

Go ahead and add any meats or veggies you like. Keep the minced egg to one side while doing the meat and veggies on the other. Once veggies and/or meats are heated or searing, its time to add the rice.

Heat management will be important here. Depending on your pan, the water in the old rice, the weather, the veggies and/or meats used, the constellation alignment, the NASDAQ outlook... razz j/k, but its something you learn on your own through trial and observation.

Add the rice in the wok or large pan. Using a wooden spoon or whatever is in your hand to gently break apart the large clumps of rice. Try not to mash the rice...this was probably one of many reasons why your fried rice turned out mushy. Use a folding action to mix the rice while it warms up in the pan, at the same time, continuing to break the large clumps of rice.

Don't worry about the rice being dry, you will notice, after a while, it will become soft once again...magic!! razz

Depending how much oil and heat, the rice should turn out fine after about 4-10 min. in the pan. During this time, if you want, you can add some soy sauce, but not too much, soy sauce is very strong alone, so use them in small increments at a time. What I do to cut it down a bit is to add a touch of teriyaki sauce to sweeten it up...but that's just silly me.

Enjoy!!!

[Stygium]

ManicBeatz

Does anyone have a good quick and easy fried rice recipe they would care to share?
I try to make my sticky rice dry enough but I keep getting "mushy" rice and how much soy sauce should I add? Also would it hurt if I used instant rice for better texture?

Please don't use newly cooked rice 'coz it will tend to be mushy when cooked. And use long grain for fried rice. Lastly, separate the grains before cooking for your convenience later on when you're cooking.

[Stygium]

I wanna share my fried rice recipe to everyone.

Ingredients
Rice
Cooking Oil
Soy Sauce
Garlic (a must have in most fried rice)
Onion (Chopped)
Bacon
Chili Powder (1 tsp is enough)
Curry Powder (at least 1/2 tbsp)
salt
pepper


Procedure

Cook the bacon in the pan until their fat oozes out.

Add a little cooking oil then add the onion and garlic.

Add the two powders and stir for a minute.

Add a little soy sauce then add the rice.

Season with salt and pepper.

Add some soy sauce if you want to have a darker color.

Done

NOTE The wok/pan must be at least in a medium heat in order for the moisture in the rice to evaporate. Speed is the key in cooking fried rice.

[VF-Thunderbolt]

^ Hey Stygium, not bad! I think i'll try it tomorrow...never tried curry powder in any mixture with fried rice before

[ManicBeatz]

Thanks! This has helped a lot. Maybe I can make a decent wok of fried rice that's not too mushy or greasy. ^^

[heroicfoxprince]

ManicBeatz

Thanks! This has helped a lot. Maybe I can make a decent wok of fried rice that's not too mushy or greasy. ^^

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[Chefeetaboopers]

Try cooking the rice, draining it for about an hour, and letting it sit in a strainer to let away a lot of the starch. That's one of the reasons rice tends to stick together.

[Siletta]

For the Rose is a Beautiful Flower

Fried rice is a "Toss together whatever is on hand" type dish.
Typically you use yesterday's rice,
onion and garlic,
whatever else is on hand that works well in a stir fry.

My method:
Chop up all ingredients that need chopping.
(this includes Garlic, Onion, other vegetables and meat.)
In a frying pan or wok heat some vegetable oil,
once the oil is nicely heated add in the garlic,
give it a moment to let the flavor start to blossom then add in the onion.
Add in the other ingredients based on their cooking times.
Rice goes in near the end, and if I'm using egg that goes in last.
If I'm using meat it's generally precooked.

Sometimes I'll use a pan that has had meat (bacon, sausage or hamburger) cooked in it and use the fat left from that rather than vegetable oil.

A Beautiful Flower with Thorns