Fried Rice

I mentioned on the Krapow post that we often make extra rice and will then have Fried Rice within in the next day or two.  Fried Rice is another dish that is quick and easy for work nights and makes an excellent lunch to take to work.  We will usually serve this with a simple salad so we are getting our veggies.  

Start by scrambling 2 eggs

Many people will tell you that soy sauce is soy sauce, but I would not agree with that. There may be little difference between the different brands, but there are different types of soy sauces.  If you remember the Krapow recipe, there were two different soy sauces used.  The black soy sauce has a slightly sweet flavor.  The Tamari soy sauce is a dark soy which means it has a richer more robust flavor.

A more robust flavor in the Tamari soy could allow you to use less

From start to finish the fried rice takes less than 20 minutes.  

Chop and saute 2 onions and 2 teaspoons of garlic

The time you spend sauteing the onions is what is most time consuming.  You want them to begin getting soft and turning translucent.

Add your cold rice to the sauteed onions.  The rice being cold is important.

This recipe will work best in a wok, but can be done in a regular skillet.  You want the heat to be very high and will need to work quickly to make sure nothing burns.

Fry the rice and add some soy sauce, salt and pepper.

You control the amount of salt, pepper and soy sauce you add.  Determine the amount that works best for you!

Add the egg back to the pan and stir well.  

2 Onions chopped

2 teaspoons garlic minced

2 cups rice chilled

2 eggs scrambled

2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil

2-4 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Salt and pepper to taste

Scramble the eggs in a small amount of the sesame oil and remove from the pan. Add the rest of the oil and saute the onions.  When the onions are starting to turn translucent, add the rice and stir to ensure all of the rice gets hot. Add the soy sauce and continue stirring.  Add salt and pepper to taste. Right before removing the wok from the heat, add the sesame seeds, and stir well.