Fried rice fail (YACT)

[OBLAMA2009]

you actually have to fry the rice. the way you do that is to pat it down into your wok with your laddle and let it fry before tossing it and repeating

 

[FoBoT]

actually, for fried rice you want a more dried out rice. so either cook it with reduced water or leave it in the fridge overnight.

^^^

you can't fry something that is wet, the moisture on it turns to steam and it steams instead of frys

same goes for meat, if you want a nice crunchy texture on a steak, you have to dry it, it can't be moist

 

[kitchiku]

Use cooked cold rice, some salt, garlic and about 2 tbsp lard. thats about it. you can add some other ingredients like ham, sausage, eggs, peas, onions, shrimp, etc., for added taste.
other variations use soy sauce instead of salt or butter instead of lard. Any size of wok will do as long as its big enough for you to easily turn the rice.

 

[F1N3ST]

Make it in a bathtub like they caught this one restaurant doing by me.

 

[sdifox]

Make it in a bathtub like they caught this one restaurant doing by me.

lol whut?

 

[PottedMeat]

Make it in a bathtub like they caught this one restaurant doing by me.

Might not be a bad idea if it's a cast iron tub and they need massive amounts of fried rice. If it's enameled it'll be like a giant version of one of those Le Creuset cast iron pot.
Maybe it was a fiberglass tub lol.

 

[ChaoZ]

You don't need one day old rice. Ever ordered fried rice at a Chinese restaurant? Did you like it? Yea, they use recently cooked rice.

Here are the bare ingredients I use:
eggs, chinese sausage (spam is better), soy sauce, salt, and sugar.

The order:
Fry eggs first, throw in the sausage and stir for a bit, then throw in the rice. Add salt, just a pinch of sugar, and soy sauce (mostly for aesthetics).

I usually add in shrimp, beef, and lettuce if I have them.

 

[ProgressiveAthe]

You know what is good in fried rice, a little ground pork, if you use this you don't really need oil as the ground pork fat is enough to keep stuff from sticking. If you can't eat pork then you can substitute ground turkey.

 

[0roo0roo]

you need some sesame oil.
mainly you need super high heat.
many electric element stoves fail
gas burners work better
alton brown altered a turkey fryer gas heating element to heat his wok

and yes the rice has to be fridged overnight.

 

[Tsavo]

Also helps to rinse the rice before cooking it for the first time. Cool it fully, drain excess water...can also toss it in the fridge to cool it.

2 tbsp is just about the right amount for whatever oil/lard/whatever you want to use. Make sure the oil is HOT before you fry the rice...the aim is to cook it quickly over high heat otherwise the rice will be a squishy mess.

 

[szechuanpork]

Rice for fried rice is ideally day-old jasmine rice, broken up into individual grains but you can get away with little clumps. Lots of peanut oil or lard in a huge wok over a jet's afterburner is the way to get the restaurant taste.

i concur. ideally you want a long grain rice. short grain or calrose is not the right type. before you actually cook the rice you can add some butter to the water to get that soft texture. then, you want to let it cool down until it is not hot, preferably in the fridge. when it is cold break up the rice with your hands so that the clumps are gone. in a wok or big pan use plenty of oil and fry the rice, seasoning it with soy sauce and chicken base, or chicken seasoning from a ramen package. add pre cooked meat, fresh chopped green onion, peas and carrots, eggs, and whatever you want to throw in.

 

[preCRT]

Must start with at least day old cooked rice, lots of sauteed finely chopped onion, scrambled egg, dark soy and a few drops of sesame oil at the end.

This basically can clean out your fridge to use up whatever little bits of cooked meats and raw/cooked veggies you have leftover, just saute in the wok. Bottom line though is rice, onion, egg & soy.