Fried Rice

Fried rice is just so easy to make and the ingredients are fairly simple.  Just choose your protein or go plain with just veggies.  This recipe is sure to satisfy your hunger and cravings. If you want to a do a veggie fried rice, feel free to add in other veggies like broccoli, snap peas, green beans, etc.  Add some fried tofu if you have the time!  (see my chow mein recipe for instructions on how to fry tofu)  The picture shown is my fried rice with Chinese Sausage (Lap Xuong)

Ingredients:

2 cups of cooked day old white rice (I use Jasmine rice - min one day old stored in fridge as it's easier to break up)
1 tablespoon of sesame oil
Vegetable oil
1/2 bag of frozen carrots and peas thawed
1 bunch of green onions chopped
1/2 small white onion chopped
2 cloves of garlic minced
Soy sauce (I probably end up using about 2-4 TB if that)
Salt and Pepper to taste
6 eggs

Step 1 - scramble the eggs
Some people like to cook the egg right into the rice but I prefer it this way.  You are more than welcome to just scramble the eggs when you are almost done with frying the rice.
  1. Heat a medium skillet medium high and coat with oil.
  2. Scramble eggs and set aside. 
Step 2 - Cook your protein.  You may skip this if you just want veggie fried rice.

Chicken:
  1. Cut about a pound of chicken into 1 inch strips.  Season with salt and pepper and 1 TB soy sauce
  2. Coat with about 1 tablespoon of corn starch.
  3. Heat oil in a skillet medium high heat and cook your chicken.  Set aside and add to cooked fried rice.  
Shrimp:
  1. Peel and devein about a pound of shrimp.  Season with salt and pepper.
  2. Heat oil in a skillet medium high heat and cook shrimp until opaque.  Set aside and add to cooked fried rice
Chinese sausage:
  1. Cook according to package directions.  If you cannot read the directions b/c it's in Chinese...
    • Heat a little oil in skillet over medium high heat and continually roll sausage around for about 5 minutes with some soy sauce.  Cut into small pieces and set aside to add to cooked fried rice. 
Step 3 - Fry the rice

  1. Heat about 1-2 TB of vegetable oil  and 1 tsp sesame oil in a wok on medium heat.  You'll want enough oil to cover the rice so you might want to add more as you go.  Better safe than sorry to be on the low side.  
  2. Carefully add in your onions and garlic and saute for a few minutes. I like to use a heavy wooden spoon throughout this frying process.
  3. Spoon in your rice and keep tossing; coating rice with the oil.  
  4. Drizzle rice with soy sauce and continue stirring; Make sure you continuously bring the bottom to the top so that the rice keeps from sticking to the wok.  
  5. Add in your peas and carrots.  Salt and pepper to taste.  I probably use about 1 tablespoon of salt but I just eyeball it and keep tasting to get it just right.  
  6. Add in your protein 
  7. Add in your egg and serve! 


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