How to make the best fried rice using left over rice, how to make crispy fried rice
I make fried rice I make 6 cups which is way too much for one meal for my family. Left over rice is a great staple for other meals in my family. I make rice every time I make Tacos as a great way to stretch a meal. My family loves a little rice in taco or soft taco just like a Chipolte burrito. Since I make 6 cups I know that we will have another Rice meal that week. My family’s favorite is fried rice which is a great way to use up left overs in a new meal.
The key to a great left over fried rice is the crispy part of the fried along with well done saute onions. How do you get the rice crispy is tossing your left over rice in corn starch.
Best Fried Rice Recipe
Ingredients
- 3-5 cups of left over rice
- 1/4cup of Corn starch (Coat Rice)
- 1/4 cup oil vegetable or corn oil
- 2 onions chopped
- 3-4 carrots
- 2 eggs (we love eggs in fried rice)
- 2 tablespoon of sugar
- 1/4 cup of soy sauce or to taste
- 3 cloves of garlic chopped
Options:
- Leftover steak, chicken, ham
- Shrimp
- spam (don’t knock it if you have it)
- Pineapple chunks
- Vegetables (frozen or fresh ) Broccoli, California blends, snow peas
- Minced Garlic
- Place left over rice in a large bowl, I use my hands to break up rice chunks so it is loose
- Toss in corn starch and make sure rice is well covered – set aside
- Cut Carrots and onions diced
- Fry in a large frying pan 2 table spoons of oil, fry onion and carrots til brown – remove and place in a dish on the side
- Add more oil to pan coating bottom of pan, when hot add rice, soy mix, and sugar together quick
- then wait more
- Wait do not move rice till it starts to get crispy, then flip allowing all the rice to get great color and crispy.
- Wait more for crispy then flip (it takes time 15-20min)
- Add onions, carrots, and any meat or veggies in when rice is almost all rice crispy
- Right before ready to served clear a space in the pan to fry the eggs up.
- Allow the scrambled eggs to cook and then break them up and mix in rice and serve.
Meal Planning:
Monday : Slow cooker Pulled pork
Tuesday : Taco Night
Wednesday Fried Rice
Thursday: Baked chcken
Friday: Homemade Pizza
Saturday : Fend for yourself night
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