How to make fried rice? Options

[JustaWhiteGuy]

How do I make egg fried rice? I don't want to come accros as racist but I love egg fried rice but you asians charge to much for it in my opinion and I think I can make it just as good myself for 1/10 of the cost if someone tells me the secrets to it. Also there is a health and safety aspect, I have seen the state of asian food kitchens when ordering food and they are dirty and you don't know if they are reheating old rice.

So if someone can tell me the ingrediants and the steps to make it I would appreciate it.

[hugo boss]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP8cDLjG-s4...feature=related

try youtube, they have several videos on how to make fried rice

This post has been edited by hugo boss: Jan 28 2011, 01:58 PM

[Nyan]

How do I make egg fried rice? I don't want to come accros as racist but I love egg fried rice but you asians charge to much for it in my opinion and I think I can make it just as good myself for 1/10 of the cost if someone tells me the secrets to it. Also there is a health and safety aspect, I have seen the state of asian food kitchens when ordering food and they are dirty and you don't know if they are reheating old rice.

So if someone can tell me the ingrediants and the steps to make it I would appreciate it.

Actually, the best fried rice is made from old rice. Fried rice taste awful if you use freshly made rice. A good secret is to put the rice in the refrigerator after you make them and let it cool for a few hours. After it is properly cooled, you have to separate all the rice away from each pallets. Oh and when you are cooking, make sure there's a good fire. You can't make yummy fried rice on a normal electrical stove. You just don't get the same flavor.

[hugo boss]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq1HkK-Yk0E...feature=related

[hugo boss]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJI0CFnyotE...mp;feature=fvwp

egg fried rice

[Marrykate]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJI0CFnyotE...mp;feature=fvwp

egg fried rice

hmmm that's very different from my version of making fried rice.

[chiuchimu]

The secret is: you have to micro-coat each rice grain with egg.

That is why only a few are really good at making fried rice. Takes training.

[filipinoy]

when i come to my friends house she ALWAYS have fried rice...made from the leftover rice & leftover meat the day before.. & sometimes thats why i visit her pad

This post has been edited by filipinoy: Feb 27 2011, 04:34 AM

[chiuchimu]

In my opinion, Thais and Filipinos make the best fried rice. both have strong garlic flavor.
Chinese and Vietnamese fried rice is my second favorites.

[boobu]

fried rice is easy but the trick is not to fry it and also use long-grain rice, not asian rice. the long grain rice will not stick so it's perfect for it.

set the rice to cook first. take a skillet or actually a large pot and put a liberal amount of oil and heat the vegetables you want in it such as peas, onions etc. don't overcook or undercook. you don't want it mushy or too raw. then whisk eggs like preparing an omelette and fry that in with the veges and stir to break up the eggs like scrambled eggs. you can season it now or while you cook the vegetables with salt, pepper, garlic powder etc. turn off the heat or even take it off the burner. then take the fresh cooked rice and "fold' it in to mix thoroughly.

the oils and the flavor will be enfused into the rice along with the cooked vegetables and eggs. voila! you basically have fried rice that's hot, fresh and ready to eat.

if you are adding raw meat, then it has to be cooked before adding the veges. spam fried rice is pretty good, that you can add actually a few minutes after cooking the vegetables as it's already cooked and only needs to be slightly browned but before you add the eggs.

if you like peas like most americans in their fried rice, use frozen peas not canned. if it's frozen, you can just put them into the hot oil and it will 'thaw' from the heat. that's all you really need to do is basically warm the peas as you want it fresh and crisp as possible, not overcooked and mushy. it's really the round onion that you need to cook more. this should only take a few minutes. if you also like carrots, just buy the bag of frozen peas/diced carrot combo at the grocer if you'd rather not bother with cooking raw ones as it's faster.

fried rice really doesn't have to be complicated. there are several ways to make it. my way is fast but the results are perfect.

the above is the western recipe so to speak. i like to flavor my fried rice with sesame oil so i use a mixture of vegetable oil and sesame while cooking or add some more to the rice. i also use korean beef bouillion powder to season the veges/oil mixture with some added black pepper. all this is just a different twist but not really necessary at all.

i also like chopped round onion, carrots, and even diced potatoe combo. it creates a hearty fried rice. obviously, the carrots and potatoes would have to be cooked first as it will take longer and then the onions and eggs last (use common sense). actually, you don't even have to add eggs to fried rice. i use vegetables/meat or vegetable fried rice or vegetable/egg fried rice combo. i personally find meat and egg too busy in my fried rice or don't go well together with the exception of spam/egg. some people even add the egg into the hot rice as the heat will cook it too while they fold it in. make sure the veges and meat are diced pretty small, almost miniature cube sizes. fried rice usually doesn't taste good with large chunks of meat or vegetables.

also the reason why it's best to season the vegetables in the oil rather than the rice is because the seasoning on the vegetables and in the oil will transfer more evenly to the rice. if you season the rice, you will have to stir (which could render the rice mushy) much more to get even distribution.

just common sense and a little bit of technicality.

This post has been edited by boobu: Mar 8 2011, 04:37 AM

[population1]

ever had popcorn rice? it's a campfire snack.

[population1]

a wok works like magic with anything you throw in there, but try it with fried rice first.