How to Make Easy Fried Rice Using Leftover Rice

This recipe is a basic outline of how to make a really easy version of fried rice, it will probably not be as good as the kind in restaurants, and can be improvised on.

The rice will be cold.
Get out a frying pan and put in on the burner, turn on the burner and add just enough vegetable oil to thinly coat most of the pan.

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Add rice to the pan, and stir it around with a spatula for about two minutes, do not turn the burner on too high, you don't want the rice to burn.
Use the spatula to push the rice to one half of the pan, then push the pan to the side of the burner so that the empty side of the pan is in the middle of the burner.
Turn up the burner high and add whisked eggs, stirring them with quick and choppy pushes of the spatula until the egg is cooked and in small pieces.^{[1]
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Add frozen vegetable medley to the pan, move it back to the center of the burner and turn the heat down slightly. Mix all the ingredients together until everything is cooked and hot.
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Stir it all up, and it's now ready to serve.

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Season to taste with salt, pepper, curry, etc.
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Best easy fried rice recipes & tips? :) trying to make my own instead of always buying it. please and thank you!

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Fried rice was created as a food waste recipe, where somebody may have cooked too much rice and doesn't want to throw it away. I think fried rice is really one of those catch-all recipes. It could be vegetarian, you could add seafood or shellfish to it, or you could also add chicken, beef, etc.

But if somebody's learning how to make fried rice, I would probably start with just the rice - the already-cooked rice that you've made the day before and has been refrigerated. You get a hot pan with a little bit of oil in it and learn to toast the rice and what flavors you like in it. Make sure that if you don't like too much soy, start adding more as you build up your recipe.

You can saute in a saute pan or wok, the meat and vegetables very quickly, at very high heat, and then add your already cooked rice into it. You want to toast it quickly in the pan. And then it's up to you, flavor-wise. If you want to go with an Asian style, I love adding lots of garlic and ginger, scallions, and peppers. And I like to add a little sesame oil, soy sauce, and also a fried egg into it. I also really like adding fresh herbs like cilantro to finish it.

Personally, I really like a touch of sesame oil, soy sauce, maybe a little bit of rice wine vinegar or mirin, or lime juice to add a little acidity. But other people I've seen make fried rice with oyster sauce or with a hoisin sauce. They really enjoy that as well.

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It is not compulsory. But if you're using dry, uncooked rice, you must boil it first.

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It is helpful to have all the ingredients on the counter, the dish can cook pretty fast if the heat is turned up high enough.

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If frozen broccoli or other vegetables of that size are used, frozen centers can often put a damper on the deliciousness of the meal.

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Other seasonings may include teriyaki sauce, red pepper, ketchup, and tomato sauce.

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Always be careful when near a stove, and remember to put the frozen vegetable bag back into the freezer and wash your hands when handling eggs.

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