Vegetable fried rice
Ingredients clockwise: diced carrots, garlic, diced sweet peppers, ginger, diced long string beans, green onionsA regular reader of my column wrote asking me what I put in my fried rice when I make it so I thought that I'd share that information with the rest of you also. There are various types of fried rice and that is indicative of what you put in it - eggs, chicken, pork etc. I usually make a vegetable fried rice and serve it with some baked or roasted meat or poultry.
Please let me set the record straight that I am no expert at making fried rice. This is my interpretation of the dish.
Fried Rice
2 cups long grain white rice, steamed
1 cup of finely chopped long beans (bora) or sweet greens peas
1 cup finely diced carrots
1/2 cup of diced sweet peppers (optional)
1 tbsp grated ginger (use more if you like)
1 tsp minced garlic
1 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil
Dark soy sauce
5-spice powder
Green onions, finely chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Method
- Once the rice is cooked, it needs to be cooled completely. Spread it out on a large baking sheet to cool.
- Cooking fried rice is a very fast activity so ensure that all the ingredients are minced, diced, chopped at the ready.
- In a karahi or wok, heat the oil until it's hot but not smoking.
- Throw in the aromatics - ginger and garlic followed by the carrots and beans (or peas) stir fry for 1 - 2 mins
- Lightly season with soy sauce, black pepper and a sprinkle of five-spice powder
- Add sweet peppers, rice, soy sauce to season and colour the rice, and a few dashes (shakes) of the five spice powder and mix the ingredients together.
- Taste the dish for seasoning, you may need to add some salt and more black pepper.
- Once the rice and vegetables are well mixed, the dish is done.
- Serve garnished with chopped green onions (scallions, eshallots) sprinkled on top.
22 comments:
cynthia, did you change the template? it's looking different. fried rice looks simple and neat.
The new look of your blog looks great!!!! And the fried rice.... even more so . :)
Cynthia,
I love fried rice and it is a regular at our home. I still love reading about other recipes as each cook makes it slightly different. Yours is lovely!
The fried rice really looks nice and simple...
Reena - yeah I changed the template :) Thanks.
It is so good to have you over, welcome.
Coffee - Welcome! Thanks for the compliments. Please come back and visit often.
Meeta - So nice to see you here! Please tell me how you make yours, I am always looking for variations also.
Sunita - It is, I hope you try it.
Beautiful looking dish there Cynthia.I love the veggie combination and how finely they are chopped to equal sizes.Really good.Thanks for the recipe:))
Ur fried rice looks very beautiful and colourful...except for adding the spice powder, my recipe is also similar....:) Its my fav too :)
Shn
Hi cynthia..
came here thru one of my friend's blog..u got a nice site over here.
nice recipe of fried rice..
Dearest Asha - thank you for the compliments. I did those veggies by hand, I must confess, though modestly, I have some knife skills :))
Now as to the recipe - I could take a hint :D The thing is, of all the foodie-like tasks, recipe writing is the one I don't like. I can do it but I don't like it.
Shn - you must try it with the five-spice powder and you will taste and smell the difference.
Swapna - I love it when new visiters arrive. Welcome and please, have a look around, let me know what I can do or help to ensure you have a good time hanging out here. :)
Cynthia, this fried rice looks and even "smells" delicious!
Kisses from Spain
One thing i can never raise to my own expectations is fried rice cynthia, I used to always order fried rice wheneven i go to restaurants and had this unique taste which lingers in mouth and soul. So whenever i try to make it, its always a disaster!!
U'rs look quite simple, have to try once!!
waw Cynthia, you have chopped the veggies so nicely and equally. looks so good. did you use knife or processor? the recipe is so simple and nice. I dont find the right soya sauce here.lovely recipe.
Padmaja - please do try it. The ingredients to give it that taste is the ginger (fresh), soy sauce and 5-spive powder. Check the ethnic food isles for the soy sauce and five-spice powder.
I know what you mean about eating something in a restaurant and coming home trying to recreate the flavours. :)
Sharmi - Thanks hon. I chopped the veggies myself using a knife. I love working with my knife. :) There are quite a variety of soy sauces. I use the one we get here most often - La Choy. I'll check online for some other brands and let you know.
Fried rice is a really nice vegetarian dish, you should try it sometime.
This fried rice looks so simple and neat presentation. Viji
yay. there's a recipe. i love this dish.
Ohh that fried rice looks so delicious. I tried making a fried rice a couple of times and it never turned out perfect. I would love to try this sometime. Thanks Cynthia.
Your blog looks great!!!!Nice recipe of fried rice..
Cynthia - read your articles all the time online - love them, love your site.
Question: When making the fried rice, at what point does one add the eggs? That is if they want egg fried rice.
SB - We got that sorted in the email right? :)
Thanks Chinni
Looks extremely delicious to me. :) I remember making my first fried rice in France ... what an embarrassement - it turned into a ball of rice.
Hi Cynthia,
Just tried your Fried Rice recipe and just like the roti, it was a hit! No more dinner at the inlaws! Now they will have to come to us!!! (P.S.the Pumpkin recipe was delightful! Thank You!)
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