[pinkbunny121]

Right everyone, i need your help. i love chinese rice but i cant seem to make it. i mean i boil rice and try to fry it but it doesnt work. i have found recepies for fried rice but they all have vegatables in them and onion etc and i dont no what i need to take out to have rice. all i want is to have the rice recipe so that i can add the meat or anything i want really. so does anyone no the basic recipe for just the rice? i would really appriate it. Thanx

Emma

[The Guv]

Originally Posted by pinkbunny121

Right everyone, i need your help. i love chinese rice but i cant seem to make it. i mean i boil rice and try to fry it but it doesnt work. i have found recepies for fried rice but they all have vegatables in them and onion etc and i dont no what i need to take out to have rice. all i want is to have the rice recipe so that i can add the meat or anything i want really. so does anyone no the basic recipe for just the rice? i would really appriate it. Thanx

Emma

Seems to be one of life's great mysteries. Tried it myself many times and never got near to the taste they seem to manage fairly consitently in most takeways. I too would be interested in knowing the secret

[lordoftheflies]

Fried Rice Recipe:
Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients:
4 cups cold cooked rice
4 tablespoons oil
3 beaten eggs
1 teaspoon salt
Pepper to taste
1 scallion, chopped fine

Directions:

1. Break rice apart with wet hands
2. Heat oil on high flame in wok. Stir-fry rice rapidly, turning spatula constantly until the rice is thoroughly heated.
3. Make a well in center of rice. Pour in beaten eggs. Stir eggs until they are scrambled. Then stir-fry eggs into the rice until thoroughly blended. Add salt and pepper. Stir-fry 30 seconds. Add scallion.

http://chinesefood.about.com/library.../aa022800a.htm

[pinkbunny121]

i already knew that. but it doesnt seem right and wat is scallion? and ive never seen pepper in the rice i have

[stud u like]

Originally Posted by pinkbunny121

i already knew that. but it doesnt seem right and wat is scallion? and ive never seen pepper in the rice i have

Scallion are salad onions.

[pinkbunny121]

thanx. i saw a pic. im gonna try it without the onion. see what happens. i dont like onion anyway.

[diablo]

I make it something like this.

It always seems to be better if you have cooked the rice and left it overnight in the fridge. Don't know why.

[SANDGATIAN]

Originally Posted by pinkbunny121

Right everyone, i need your help. i love chinese rice but i cant seem to make it. i mean i boil rice and try to fry it but it doesnt work. i have found recepies for fried rice but they all have vegatables in them and onion etc and i dont no what i need to take out to have rice. all i want is to have the rice recipe so that i can add the meat or anything i want really. so does anyone no the basic recipe for just the rice? i would really appriate it. Thanx

Emma

put cooked rice in a HOT wok using a good stir fry oil (not olive), like tesco finest or sesame for taste, and stir continuosly for a few mins (3-4)

[pinkbunny121]

i tired it, but i didnt put onion or pepper in. the egg is v noticble. i only used one egg as i only had one cup of rice which i made earlier and put in the fridge. ill taste it now....

well. my verdict is. its too salty for one and it doesnt taste like boiled rice any more nor fried. but a different one. hrmmm..... i duno wot 2 make of it.

[pinkbunny121]

Originally Posted by SANDGATIAN

put cooked rice in a HOT wok using a good stir fry oil (not olive), like tesco finest or sesame for taste, and stir continuosly for a few mins (3-4)

does it actually taste like chinese then? i duno whats happened but ive suddenly turned into a cook the past few days. i think i used to like to cook. well bake but i didnt have time, but i find it relaxing in between revision at the mo. hrmm.

[blade_922]

Come over my house and taste the fried rice my mum makes. GORGOUS i tell ya

[pinkbunny121]

Originally Posted by blade_922

Come over my house and taste the fried rice my mum makes. GORGOUS i tell ya

dont. im jealous now. and the bad thing is. once i get something in my head its hard 2 get it out so ill keep doin it til i get it right but omg, how much rice am i wasting. lol

[castel64]

Originally Posted by pinkbunny121

i tired it, but i didnt put onion or pepper in. the egg is v noticble. i only used one egg as i only had one cup of rice which i made earlier and put in the fridge. ill taste it now....

well. my verdict is. its too salty for one and it doesnt taste like boiled rice any more nor fried. but a different one. hrmmm..... i duno wot 2 make of it.

Use the basic recipe given by another poster, whisk the eggs and make sure you just beat them through when the rice is cooked - otherwise it's like ricey scrambled eggs. Omit the salt altogether and use really good quality soya sauce, always use soya sauce instead of salt in Chinese cooking. Keep tasting as you go, you'll get it right. Good luck

[SANDGATIAN]

Originally Posted by pinkbunny121

does it actually taste like chinese then? i duno whats happened but ive suddenly turned into a cook the past few days. i think i used to like to cook. well bake but i didnt have time, but i find it relaxing in between revision at the mo. hrmm.

if you use sesame oil then yes it does and the secret is HEAT and continous stirring.

[lemoncurd]

All I've ever done is fry the cooked rice in hot vegetable oil in the wok, add a beaten egg and a little soy sauce and stir continuously for about 2 minutes. Add more soy sauce to taste if necessary Tastes pretty much like the stuff in the Chinese.

[Caxton]

Originally Posted by diablo

It always seems to be better if you have cooked the rice and left it overnight in the fridge. Don't know why.

I agree with you there it is much better after allowing to get completely cold before frying and as someone else here said cook in sesame oil. Do not cook for too long in the wok. just enough to get the rice piping hot.

[pinkbunny121]

i tryed the idea of just frying it. but it still taste like boiled rice. i did exactly what u said and it didnt work. maybe i should ask a chinese person. anyone no anyone that owns a chinese?

[larrysrabbit]

What I do is boil the rice , then transfer to a wok (which has very hot groundnut oil in), stir it and gradually add a beaten egg and fry for a couple of minutes. I also add a vegetable stock cube for taste.

[indianwells]

It is essential you use cold cooked rice.I also cook the egg first like a pancake.Roll up the pancake when cool and finely shred.Mix in to the fried rice in the wok,then add salt and pepper and some chicken and a bit of soy sauce.

Oh,and the wok needs to be smoking hot.I think Chinese places use something like peanut oil which can be heated to a high temp.The BBC Good Food site is very good.

[diablo]

Originally Posted by pinkbunny121

i tryed the idea of just frying it. but it still taste like boiled rice. i did exactly what u said and it didnt work. maybe i should ask a chinese person. anyone no anyone that owns a chinese?

Try asking in the 'Food for thought' section of the British Born Chinese forum. You don't have to be Chinese to join up.

I did a search but couldn't find much.

I suspect that you will get lots of answers, probably all different and contradictory.

[PamelaL]

The trick is to boil the rice then leave it in the fridge overnight before using it to make fried rice.

[pinkbunny121]

i did boil it and leave it over night. but still didnt work. oh and the egg thing. just came out as egg fried rice. i dont like egg

[PamelaL]

Originally Posted by pinkbunny121

i did boil it and leave it over night. but still didnt work. oh and the egg thing. just came out as egg fried rice. i dont like egg

Not sure I can help you any more pinkbunny, maybe you're just a rubbish cook.

[PamelaL]

Only kidding. Peanut oil and fish sauce are also the secret to cooking authentic fried rice.

[grotbags1975]

you could always try microwaving everything