What seasonings should I add to fried rice?!
Also, this mauy sound dumb, but with green onions, do you use the shoots, or the white part? I've never used these before, so I didn't know what to do. The onions themselves are so tiny that I'd have to us
Answers: I got a pork fried rice recipe out of my cookbook. The prob is, from making several recipes out of this book, I realized that the author errs on the side of caution when it comes to seasonings. My dishes often come out far too bland for my liking. Anyway, the recipe I have uses 4 cups brown rice, 1/2 cup ham chunks, 1/4 cup green onion, and 2 scrambled eggs (with 3 tbsp. cooking oil). It also calls for 1/4 cup mushrooms, but I omited that (hate em) and just added more onions. It has me add 3 tbps. soy sauce, and that is for seasonings. It seems that w/4 cups rice, that isn't enough saltiness - I like salty fried rice like they have at the restaurants. I have a seasoning blend (salt and pepper mostly), seasoned salt, Mrs. Dash (but only the spicy flavor). What would you recommend?
Also, this mauy sound dumb, but with green onions, do you use the shoots, or the white part? I've never used these before, so I didn't know what to do. The onions themselves are so tiny that I'd have to us
yes i need lots of flavour in my fried rice as well. For the onions, you can use both the white and green. As for the flavourings, I start the wok off with some canola oil, (use enough, because if u use to little the flavour won't distribute all over the rice) some chilli pulp from the jar, 2 cloves of crushed garlic, 1 tbsp grated ginger, some pepper and salt, and you fry this until fragrant. Then you crack the eggs in and scramble them. Before their finished cooking you put the cold rice in (its a trick- it comes out much better from cold!) And break up all the egg with the rice. Then you put in the ham / bbq pork, the shallots, and I like putting in a couple peas and diced bamboo shoots, along with some baby shrimp. Pour a little light soy sauce in, then finish up with some sesame oil. Yum!!
You can add more soy sauce or just plain salt works great. with green onions use the green part.
Add a pinch of 5 spice powder, that should work nicely!
Green onions: you can use both the white & green parts. The white parts need to be cooked, the green can be used for garnish.
Soy sauce contains alot of salt, so you may not need to add anymore. You could add some peas or shredded carrots.
saffron
Fresh ginger (peel it and chop it fine)
garlic
a tiny sprinkle of rice vinegar
I use a good aged soy and mix it 50/50 with water.
I cut some bacon in little pieces and fry them. Keep aside. Do your fried rice in the remaining fat. Fat? I don't bother because the taste is simply...delicious!
Add some MSG and a lot of green onions.
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Rene
try turmeric powder this is use in cooking biryani rice.its good and it will add color to ur fried rice