Fried Rice
You’ll need 1 cup basmati rice for fried rice for 2
How to cook the rice
4 to 5 cups of water in a medium saucepan and bring to boil
1 cup of basmati rice or ordinary longgrain rice if you cooking just rice.
when boiling put in the rice and stir till it comes to boil
Cook for 10 minutes on high to medium heat for ordinary rice but 12 minutes for basmati rice. boil it uncovered
When the minutes are up, for electric cooktop, swich the cooktop off, for gas turn it down to the lowest heat.
drain the rice in a colander and rinse it with cold water.
Put back in pot, cover and put back on cooktop and steam for 10 minutes on the electric cook top. it retains heat long enough to steam for 10 minutes.
On gas, steam for just 5 minutes. do not lift the lid while steaming
take off the heat and stand for 10 minutes before using.
Fried rice
1cup cooked basmati rice. { cook it a few hours beforehand]
1 cup will do for two people
1cup cooked frozen peas
½ cup cooked frozen sweetcorn.[ cook it in the microwave]
1 cup of shredded cooked chicken, or left over any roast meat]
¾ cup cooked prawns, small. if raw ill tell you how to cook it
marinate the raw prawns with some lemon juice, few drops of sesame oil and light soy sauce. heat canola oil in a small fry pan on high heat . stir fry the prawns quickly, for 2 to3 mins. put aside for later use
2 large eggs
½ red capsicum, diced
1 long stick of celery, sliced
½ red onion diced
2 to 3 medium mushrooms, sliced
2 whole cloves garlic sliced thinly
1 teaspoon of chicken stock powder or beef if using beef
1 tablespoon of boiling water
1 tablespoon of light soy sauce with a few sprinkle of dark mushroom soy
Reverse if using beef
A few sprinkle of sesame oil
Put the stock powder, boiling water in a small cup. add the sauces and sesame oil. keep aside
Salt and white pepper.
Canola oil
using a large non stick pan heat 2 tablespoons of canola oil. on high heat
Roughly beat the eggs with some salt and pepper.
Pour on hot oil, turn it over quickly and lightly brown the other side.
Cut it roughly in strips with a non stick spoon,.
Scoop it back in the bowl, keep aside.
Now heat up another tablespoon or so of oil in a medium heat
Stir fry capsicum,celery,onion,mushrooms, and garlic
Cook for 2 ,to 3 minutes, add the cooked meat and prawns, and stir fry for another 2 to 3 minutes. Add the cooked peas and sweetcorn,
Then add the rice and mix all quickly.
Add the chopped eggs and lastly sprinkle the stock ingredients,
mix all together and turn down the heat, cover and steam till heated all through. For 10 to15 minutes