Fried Rice

Fried rice is basically taking leftover rice and cooking it with whatever you have available in your kitchen.

• Prep time: 1-5 min
• Cooking time: 5-15 min
• Total time: 5-20 min

Ingredients

Here is a list of ingredients that I have used in fried rice:

Cooking fats and oils

• Plant based oils (olive, coconut, peanut, etc)
• Animal based oils (bacon, duck, chicken, etc)

Early ingredients

• Garlic
• Onions
• Ham
• Egg

Late ingredients

• Leafy Greens
• Any leftovers, chopped into smaller pieces
• Frozen veggies (peas, corn, spinach)

Sauces

• Soy sauce
• Hoi Sin Sauce
• Worchestershire Sauce
• Biryani Paste
• Leftover sauces

Day old rice

• Dry rice is better for fried rice

General steps

1. Start with Oil or Fat
2. Add early ingredients
3. Add late ingredients
4. Add sauces
5. Add rice
6. Add sauces

Special directions

Eggs are usually scrambled first in the oil and removed, adding it back when you add the rice. This avoids overcooking the eggs.

Variations that I have made:

Bacon, Onions and Egg

1. Oil and Bacon, wait until fat rendered
2. Cook egg and remove from pan
3. Cook onions
4. Add egg and rice
5. Soy sauce

Swiss Chard, Leftover Baked Potatoes and Carrots, Egg

1. Chop and separate swiss chard into stems and leaves
2. Add oil
3. Cook egg and remove from pan
4. Add garlic
5. Add swiss chard stems, cook for a few mins
6. Add potatoes and carrots
7. Add swiss chart leaves and cover for a few mins
8. Add egg and rice
9. Sauces