Fried Rice Recipes

Fried rice is a common staple food item in most American Chinese cuisines. It is also a popular component in other forms of Asian cuisine. The ingredients for the fried rice recipes are varied and depend upon the kind of cuisine that is being prepared. This rice is generally prepared in a Wok and is made from cold rice that has been pre-boiled. Let us take a look at some of the fried rice recipes listed below.

Fried Rice Recipes:

Easy Fried Rice Recipe
Ingredients:

• Peanut oil (2 tbs)
• Rindless bacon rashers-cut crossways into long thin strips (150g)
• Medium green prawns-peeled, deveined and chopped (300g)
• Small red capsicum-halved, deseeded and finely chopped (1)
• Frozen peas (300g-2 cups)
• Eggs-lightly whisked (3)
• Cooked long-grain white rice-cooled (600g -4 cups)
• Bean sprouts (65g-1 cup)
• Soy sauce (2 tbs)
• Green shallots-trimmed, diagonally and thinly sliced (2)

(For the pre-cooked rice- Cook around 300g raw long grain rice a day before you prepare this recipe. This would let the rice dry and also keep the grains less sticky. Once it is cooked, keep in an airtight container and place this in the refrigerator.)

Preparation:
Take a large wok and heat some oil in it over high heat. Next, you need to add the bacon. Stir-fry this mixture for 2 minutes. Toss in the prawns, peas, capsicum and stir-fry it for 1 minute. Now, reduce the heat to a medium-high and pour the eggs into the wok. You will have to use a wooden spoon to break up the eggs. Now, add the cooked rice to the wok. Cook this for 2 minutes and toss it well. Wait till it gets cooked thoroughly. Once done, mix the bean sprouts and the soy sauce to the wok. Keep the heat on medium and keep tossing for a minute to combine the ingredients well. Serve the rice in bowls and sprinkle some green shallots over this. Serve immediately.

Japanese Fried Rice Recipe:
Ingredients:

• Cooked Japanese rice (2 cups)
• Chopped onion (1/4 cup)
• Chopped carrot (1/4 cup)
• Chopped green pepper (1/4 cup)
• Diced ham/pork (1/3 cup)
• Eggs (2)
• Garlic salt (1/2 tsp)
• Chicken bouillon (1 tsp)
• Soy sauce (2 tbsp)
• Vegetable oil (2 tsp)

Preparation:
Place a wok or a pan on high heat and add some oil to the pan. Next, whisk these eggs in a small bowl. Place these eggs in a heated pan. You will need to scramble them very quickly. Once done, place these into a separate dish. Now place the pan on a high heat and add some oil to it. Add the vegetables and the ham to this and cook it till it turns soft. Then, add some garlic, salt and the chicken bouillon along with the rice and stir it well. You also need to add the scrambled egg that was cooked earlier to this mixture and mix it well together. Once you add this, turn the heat to low. Add the soy sauce but stir quickly whilst doing this. Once done, turn off the heat and serve immediately.

Curried Fried Rice:
Ingredients:

• Vegetable broth or water (5 Tablespoons)
• Soy sauce (1 Tablespoon)
• Fresh ginger-grated (1 tsp.)
• Salt (1/2 tsp.)
• Vegetable oil (2 Tablespoons)
• Onion-finely chopped, small (1)
• Carrots-peeled and finely chopped (2)
• Good quality curry powder (2 Tablespoons)
• Fresh green peas-steamed or frozen peas, thawed (1 cup)
• Cold, cooked brown rice (3 1/2 cups)

(Tip-Use precooked leftover brown rice and fresh /frozen peas with onions and carrots. A delicious sauce is made with broth and soy sauce along with ginger and this is poured on top.)

Preparation:
You need to combine the vegetable broth, soy sauce, fresh grated ginger and the salt in a bowl and keep it aside. Next, heat some oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Now, add the onion and the carrots to this. Stir-fry it for at least 3-4 minutes. Next, add the curry powder and keep stirring it well and also add the peas as well. Stir-fry this till it heats for a minute. Now, all you need to do is add the rice and stir in well along with some sauce. Once done, remove from the heat and toss it well.