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Selasa, 18 Agustus 2020

Perfect Fried Rice


Perfect Fried Rice

Guys, I was crazy about my fried rice.  And this was thanks in large part to our amazing little neighborhood Chinese restaurant that knew how to fry up a mean batch of rice, and set the bar high for what I expected fried rice to be. 

Perfect Fried Rice

I mean, back then, I just assumed that all fried rice was perfectly stir-fried and full of big flavors and irresistibly delicious!  Little did I know about the painfully bland, boring, and tasteless stuff that I would encounter at too many other Chinese restaurants once I ventured out of the nest. 

Perfect Fried Rice


Even today, I still can’t believe it when I stumble across a bad batch.  Such a missed opportunity!

Perfect Fried Rice

YIELDS
PREP TIME
TOTAL TIME
4 SERVINGS
10 MINS
20 MINS

Ingredients:

  • 3 tbsp. sesame oil
  • 3 large eggs
  • Salt
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 3 spring onions, thinly sliced, white and green parts divided
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tbsp. peeled and crushed ginger (from a 2.5cm piece)
  • 800 g cooked long grain rice (preferably leftover)
  • 115 g frozen peas
  • 3 tbsp. low-sodium soy sauce 

Directions:

  1. Heat a large cast iron skillet over high heat until very hot, about 2 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon oil.
  2. Beat egg with 2 teaspoons water and a large pinch salt and add to skillet. Cook, stirring to form large soft curds, about 30 seconds. Transfer to a plate.
  3. Return skillet to high heat and add 2 tablespoons oil, the carrots, and whites of the spring onions. Cook until lightly golden, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 minute.
  4. Add rice, peas, and cooked eggs to skillet. Pour in soy sauce and cook, stirring until heated through, 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper and stir in the remaining spring onions.


Adapted from chefsavvy.com


Perfect Fried Rice
4/ 5
Oleh