I heart Chinese food, but I don't heart paying for it. When I was a newlywed I decided I wanted to make some authentic Chinese food, so I called my brother-in-law (who went on a Chinese-speaking mission) and asked for a recipe for fried rice. His response began, "Fried rice is just that: fried rice." Thank you, sir. His "recipe" consisted of "sometimes adding" bla bla bla and adding such and such "to taste." I don't like recipes like that. I need specifics and lots of them.
Last week I decided I have eaten enough fried rice to know what it should taste like, so I put some things together and it turned out perfectly! Here is my specific recipe for fried rice:
2 cups cooked white rice (preferrably cold)
1 garlic clove, minced
2 green onions, diced
1 cup frozen mixed vegetables (carrots, peas, and corn)
1 T soy sauce
1 egg
1-2 T oil
Heat oil in large skillet or wok (enough to cover the bottom). Add green onions and garlic and saute just until fragrant. Add rice and stir until rice has a brown coating. Add frozen veggies and soy sauce, stirring constantly. When vegetables are no longer frozen, add the egg. Continue to stir until the egg is cooked.
Variations:
Add diced ham with egg and you have Ham Fried Rice.
Add cocktail shrimp after the egg and you have Shrimp Fried Rice.
Speaking of Chinese food, does anyone have a good recipe for stir fry sauce? I always just buy a seasoning packet, but I'm sure there's a better way.
5 comments:
i have totally been craving fried rice the last few days. how did you know?
Did you really just make that up? Because it is exactly how I learned to make it, except that I use fresh carrots rather than frozen. I also like to put in canned, drained bean sprouts.
Okay, that I definitely don't remember. When did you make fried rice?
That must have been before certain children went balistic over "green things" in their food!
so...made this last night and I think I might be Ben's favorite wife now. THANKS!
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