Extra Special Fried Rice
This Chinese cafe inspired Fried Rice was a dinnertime favourite when my kids were growing up.
Learning to make successful fried rice was not so simple, however, it turned out to be one of my first cooking achievements without using a recipe.
Covered electric frypans were THE kitchen appliance must have when I was a newlywed, and I remember trying to make fried rice in my brand new pan, but ending up with pan of inedible glug. Lesson well learnt. It’s important that the rice is left to dry out in the fridge for 24 hours before you attempt to fry it.
1 onion, diced
1/3 red capsicum, diced
1/2 carrot, diced
1 stick celery, diced
6 small mushrooms, diced
3 rashers bacon, diced
4 cups (24 hour old) cold cooked rice
3cm fresh root ginger, grated
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1/2 cup fresh peas
1/2 cup corn kernels
6 snow peas, sliced
100g cocktail shrimps
2 spring onions sliced
2 eggs lightly beaten
3 tablespoons grapeseed oil
1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons tamari approx
Heat your wok or large frypan, and cook the egg as a thin omelette, remove when cooked and set aside. Cut the omelette into thin strips.
Pour the remaining oil into the pan then add the onion, capsicum, carrot, celery, mushrooms and bacon. Stir fry the vegetables for a couple of minutes then add the rice, ginger and garlic. Continue to stir fry the rice for a couple of minutes then add the tamari and sesame oil. Toss to combine then toss through the shredded omelette, shrimp, spring onions and snow peas. Taste the rice for seasoning and add a little more tamari if necessary. Serve immediately.
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Fried rice is a great favorite in my home too,
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That’s a great tip about keeping rice in the fridge for 24 hours. It seems to me that even when you were a young bride you could cook. I once attempted fried rice by placing uncooked rice into a casserole dish, grating some veggies and dotting with butter, then placing in the oven. The smell was simply putrid and don’t even ask about the result.
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