Fried rice tips?

[Reginald Fairfield]

I'm not very skilled in the kitchen, but trying to improve. I might try making this when I can locate a strainer, and settle on a recipe. Youtube has many. I quite like the following that used bacon.

This one here says she added lunchmeat to her fried rice before, and I do have some deli sliced honey ham. I've never tried Spam.

What do you do differently?

 

[Corrie]

My suggestion is to cook the egg separately. Some people throw it in and fry it up all good but for me it always turns out clumpy and clings to the rice weird so I cook it on its own and then add it after. Otherwise, what I do is lightly stir fry whatever veggies I'm adding. I usually do corn, peas, edamame, and carrots but you can add anything really. Once they're almost done, that's when I add the cooked rice, cooked meat (chicken usually), and cooked egg, and I pour on whatever sauce. Sometimes I do a peanut sauce but often times I just use soy sauce and that's it. Then I fry it all, stirring it around until it's all blended.

I'm no professional but it turns out nice for me lol.

 

[CrankyCupcake]

There are as many ways to fry rice as there are people who fry rice! Some swear by frying the egg first, others add the egg to the rice directly towards the end of cooking. It's really up to you. Try different methods and see how you like the taste and textures.

I fry rice often. I use leftover rice. My super simple method is this: Put a little oil in pan. Add diced up luncheon meat and sliced garlic. Stir. When fragrant, add rice. Stir fry until rice is hot. Crack an egg directly onto the rice. Mix. When egg is almost done, I add diced red and green capsicum. Stir to mix thoroughly. Sprinkle salt. Turn off fire. Serve!

Just take any fried rice recipe and substitute with ingredients you love. For instance, I can replace the luncheon meat with bacon or thinly sliced marinated pork. The capsicum with spring onion or peas and carrot or even diced crunchy cucumber. If you like Japanese omu rice, add ketchup to the rice and mix well before serving.

A few more observations. I don't use soya sauce because it causes the rice to look a little brown. If you like your rice to look a little brown, by all means use soya sauce! I just sprinkle a little salt. If I use more luncheon meat, I add less salt. I always prefer to use leftover rice (that's been in the refrigerator overnight) because it's firmer and nicer to chew. The more ingredients you add to the rice, the bigger the meal becomes. So adjust. I usually use a small bowl to measure the amount of rice I need and use a little less rice than I think I want.

Don't spend too long frying your rice or it may become starchy and sticky and you end up with lumpy fried rice. Do it over a big fire and cook everything quickly. To that end, make sure all your ingredients are cut, sliced or diced in small pieces to cook fast. If you don't want to cook the egg with the rice, just leave it out. You can do a sunny side up and put it on the fried rice before you eat. If you're feeling adventurous, give your fried rice a topping! Crispy pork floss is great for added meatiness and texture. Or chopped up nori seaweed or a sprinkling of roasted sesame seeds. Your fried rice, your choice!

Sorry for the wall of text. I hope some of it helps. I like fried rice. ❤

EDIT: I keep adding stuff. Will stop now.

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

There are as many ways to fry rice as there are people who fry rice! Some swear by frying the egg first, others add the egg to the rice directly towards the end of cooking. It's really up to you. Try different methods and see how you like the taste and textures.

I fry rice often. I use leftover rice. My super simple method is this: Put a little oil in pan. Add diced up luncheon meat and sliced garlic. Stir. When fragrant, add rice. Stir fry until rice is hot. Crack an egg directly onto the rice. Mix. When egg is almost done, I add diced red and green capsicum. Stir to mix thoroughly. Sprinkle salt. Turn off fire. Serve!

Just take any fried rice recipe and substitute with ingredients you love. For instance, I can replace the luncheon meat with bacon or thinly sliced marinated pork. The capsicum with spring onion or peas and carrot or even diced crunchy cucumber. If you like Japanese omu rice, add ketchup to the rice and mix well before serving.

A few more observations. I don't use soya sauce because it causes the rice to look a little brown. If you like your rice to look a little brown, by all means use soya sauce! I just sprinkle a little salt. If I use more luncheon meat, I add less salt. I always prefer to use leftover rice (that's been in the refrigerator overnight) because it's firmer and nicer to chew. The more ingredients you add to the rice, the bigger the meal becomes. So adjust. I usually use a small bowl to measure the amount of rice I need and use a little less rice than I think I want.

Don't spend too long frying your rice or it may become starchy and sticky and you end up with lumpy fried rice. Do it over a big fire and cook everything quickly. To that end, make sure all your ingredients are cut, sliced or diced in small pieces to cook fast. If you don't want to cook the egg with the rice, just leave it out. You can do a sunny side up and put it on the fried rice before you eat. If you're feeling adventurous, give your fried rice a topping! Crispy pork floss is great for added meatiness and texture. Or chopped up nori seaweed or a sprinkling of roasted sesame seeds. Your fried rice, your choice!

Sorry for the wall of text. I hope some of it helps. I like fried rice. ❤

EDIT: I keep adding stuff. Will stop now.

Keep going if you want. I'll have to look up what capsicum is. I'm not sure what high heat traslates to on the stovetop. Canned soups go in 2 in a sauce pan when I'm lazy. Looks like the hi setting would be 8.

 

[Jewli]

I use some spices like cayenne pepper so it is a bit spicy, and I like soy sauce with some sesame oil as well. Not much, maybe for 4 cups of rice I will use 1/4 cup of soy sauce and a bit less of sesame oil, not much oil. Maybe a few teaspoon of cayenne pepper, or up to half a tablespoon. Sometimes I will put more soy sauce in! It's up to your taste.

(The oil in the pan to cook some garlic, then cook any vegetables a bit, and then I add rice, and then soon put the sesame oil and soy sauce. I mix it in all in the pan and then I will add cayenne pepper at the end, sometimes I will not add it in all of it but put it on each serving when I eat it.)

- Some people will use mayonaise in their fried rice. I did not ever try it but it may be nice

- This may sounds gross but I put some pineapple in it once ... seared pineapple can be interesting to add in fried rice

- Sometimes I don't put in any egg and then made an omelette with the fried rice in the middle.

- I agree with everyone who said to cook some garlic in some oil first, and then add everything on that, that tastes very good!

 

[CrankyCupcake]

Keep going if you want. I'll have to look up what capsicum is.

Capsicum is called bell peppers, sweet peppers or just peppers in other countries. We call them capsicum in Southeast Asia. I like using capsicum because you can cook them for a longer time if you prefer them softer or for a shorter time if you like them crunchier. Also, colours! I use red, green and yellow capsicum all at once and my fried rice is super colourful.

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

I use some spices like cayenne pepper so it is a bit spicy, and I like soy sauce with some sesame oil as well. Not much, maybe for 4 cups of rice I will use 1/4 cup of soy sauce and a bit less of sesame oil, not much oil. Maybe a few teaspoon of cayenne pepper, or up to half a tablespoon. Sometimes I will put more soy sauce in! It's up to your taste.

(The oil in the pan to cook some garlic, then cook any vegetables a bit, and then I add rice, and then soon put the sesame oil and soy sauce. I mix it in all in the pan and then I will add cayenne pepper at the end, sometimes I will not add it in all of it but put it on each serving when I eat it.)

- Some people will use mayonaise in their fried rice. I did not ever try it but it may be nice

- This may sounds gross but I put some pineapple in it once ... seared pineapple can be interesting to add in fried rice

- Sometimes I don't put in any egg and then made an omelette with the fried rice in the middle.

- I agree with everyone who said to cook some garlic in some oil first, and then add everything on that, that tastes very good!

Pineapples is used on skewers, so it can pair well with meat on those. Or maybe it's just used as an acid to break up the richness of the meat and such. A show I was watching put pickled plums in the rice, then topped the dish with steak and onions. Not the the same as fried rice there.

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My suggestion is to cook the egg separately. Some people throw it in and fry it up all good but for me it always turns out clumpy and clings to the rice weird so I cook it on its own and then add it after. Otherwise, what I do is lightly stir fry whatever veggies I'm adding. I usually do corn, peas, edamame, and carrots but you can add anything really. Once they're almost done, that's when I add the cooked rice, cooked meat (chicken usually), and cooked egg, and I pour on whatever sauce. Sometimes I do a peanut sauce but often times I just use soy sauce and that's it. Then I fry it all, stirring it around until it's all blended.

I'm no professional but it turns out nice for me lol.

I was going to do everything separately just because I bought the cheapest ingredients I could find. $1.50 for store brand rice and baby carrots. If it's edible I may go up to this Thai Jasmine rice. Mom says she doesn't even bother rinsing the rice before boiling it.

 

[CrankyCupcake]

This may sounds gross but I put some pineapple in it once ... seared pineapple can be interesting to add in fried rice

Sounds good to me!

Google "Thai pineapple fried rice" and see how delicious it looks. I've tried (bought) Thai pineapple fried rice a few times. I do like it.