Fried Rice Is A Dish Of Cooked Rice Often Fried In A Pan With Vegetables And Various Proteins.It Is A Constituent Of Several Classes Of Food Such As carbohydriate,Proteins,Fat And Oil And Water.
Fried Has Has It Origin From The Chinese,It First Developed During The Sui Dynasty In China.
It Is A Popular Meal In The East Asians,South East Asians,South Asians And These Days Most Kitchens All Over The World Has It Has A Dish They Have To Offer To Their Customers.
In Todays World,Ceremonies,Canteens,Kitchens Or Eatries Menus Ain’t Complete Yet If Fried Rice Hasn’t Been Added To The Menu List,The Dish Is So Much Loved That It Mostly Can’t Be Done Without In Ceremonies Or Festivals.
Fried Rice Is A Very Simple Meal Yet Exceptionally Delicious And At The Same Time Can Be A Total Night Mare If Not Properly Cooked Or When Results After Cookings Ain’t Up To One’s Satisfaction.
Commonly In Nigeria Fried Rice Is Served Alongside With Jollof Rice And Salad In Parties And It’s Often Served With Mainly Salad And Protein When It Comes To A Home Dish.
This Dish Can Be Prepared With Left Over White-Rice Or Freshly Parboiled One As The Aim Or What Makes It Fried Rice Is Frying The Rice With Veggies Properly.
It Is Important To Always Wash Your Rice Thoroughly Befor Parboiling It,So As To Remove Excess Starch That Can Make The Fried Rice Turn Out Soggy In The Final Results.
It Is Also Mostly Adviced To Use Freshly Parboiled Rice When Making This Dish Especially For First-Timers As,Frying The Already Properly Cooked And Refrigerated Rice Can Make It Turn Out Too Soft And You Definitely Would Not Want That But Then The Good Thing Is You Still Can Use It Your Frying Time Wouldn’t Just Take As Long As The Parboiled Type Would Take And It Sure Would Come Out As Good And Perfect.
Another Key Factor To Making Or Preparing A Perfect Fried Rice Is To Ensure That The Rice Gets Slightly Cool Before Adding It To The Frying Pan,It Helps It Not To Get Clumsy And Soggy Too.
Keynotes In Preparing Fried Rice.
- Wash Your Rice Properly Before Parboiling To Reduce Starch To The Minimum,It Helps Your Meal Not Get Soggy.
- Do Not Over Cook Your Rice Before Frying Mostly Cook It ¾ Of The Original Cooking Time So As Not To Turn Your Imagined Or Aspired Fried Rice Dish Into A Mess.
- It Okay To Add Pepper,If You Do Not Mind To Spice Up The Meal And Give It A Little Heat.
- The Basic Veggies That Are Required For The Preparation Of Fried Rice Include; Carrot,Green Pea,Sweet Corn,Green Peas.Spring Onions.However You Could Choose To Add Other Kinds Of Veggies Such As Bell Pepper,Etc.It’s A Choice.
- Fried Frice Is Enjoyed Mostsly When The Veggies In It Are Crunchy And To Ensure This,You Must Fry Your Veggies When A Very High Intensity Of Heat
- When Preparing Fried Rice,Endeavor To Use Fresh Vegetables,It Gives It A More Perfect And Sweet Taste Which In Turn Makes Your Meal More Perfect.
- To Make Flavor Stick In Your Rice Parboil The Rice With Your Chicken Stock Or Meat Stock ,You Do Not Need It Sieve It Here After You Have Washed It Properly And Made Sure That The Water Of The Rice Runs Clear Before Parboiling.
Steps On How To Prepare A Fried Rice Dish.
Ingredients
ingredients for fried rice
- 6 Cups Of Long Grain Or Basmati Rice.
- 4 Cups Of Your Stock(Chicken Or Meat After Cooking Water)
- 5 Table Spoons Of Butter
- 2 Medium Size Of Onion Diced
- 1 Big Size Of Red Pepper,,Green Bell Pepper And Scotch Bonnet Chopped.
- 1 Cup Of Green Peas
- 4 Big Sized Carrot Chopped
- 2 Cups Of Diced Chicken
- 2 Cup Of Diced Kidney Or Liver
- I Table Spoon Of Curry Powder
- I Table Spoon Of Nutmeg
- I Table Spoon Of Thyme
- Seasoning Cubes
- 2 Table Spoons Of Preferred Fried Rice Spice(Suggested : Spy City)
Preparation Directions
- ENSURE THAT ALL YOUR INGREDIENTS ARE AVAILAIBLE
- PUT WATER IN A POT ADD YOUR CURRY,CHICKEN OR MEAT STOCK NUTMEG,THYME AND PREFERRED SPICE IN A PO AND PUT O FIRE.
- BEGIN TO WASH YOUR RICE,WASH UNTIL WATER RUNS CLEAR
- ADD THE WASHED RICE TO THE WATER ON FIRE AND COVER TO COOK ¾ THE ORIGINAL COOKING TIME. ENSURE TO CHECK IT CONSISTENTLY TO AVOID GETTING BURNT.After The Rice Is Parboiled(Sieved Or Unsieved)
- Get Your Large Pan Or Tok And Put It On Fire
- Add Your Butter To The The Pan When It Dries On Fire
- After It Melts,Add Your Diced Onion And Continually Stir For A Minute.
- Add Your Diced Chicken Next
- Add The Liver Or Kidney,Continue Stir Frying For 3 Minutes.
- Add Seasoning Cubes
- Add The Diced And Washed Carrots And Pepper,Keep Stir Frying For Another 3 Minutes
- Add Sweet Corn And All The Peas And Further Stir Fry For Another 2 Minutes.
- When It Is All Fried,Divide Your Fried Ingredient Into Two Or More Depending On The Size Of Your Pan But If It Will Take All The Parboiled Rice At Once Then Prepare All At Once.
- Add Half The Rice To The Pan You Are Frying Your Half Veggies In,Combine Thoroughly And Begin To Fry. Fry For At Least 8 Minutes
- Continue Frying Until Your Rice Becomes Soft And Dries Up A Little Bit.
- Repeat This Process For The Remaining Portion Of Rice.
If You’ve Carried Out This Processes Accordingly,Your Fried Rice Should Taste Perfectly And Non- Sticky
Try Out This Fried Rice Style And You Sure Would Not Regret And Also Make Sure To Send In Your Feedbacks, Thank You.
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