Fried rice is one of the easiest dishes to cook once you get the hang of it! However, balancing the saltiness is always a tricky part. Apart from just salt, you have to add sauces, which are also high in sodium. So, what are you supposed to do when you end up with fried rice …
After reading multiple recipes, are you feeling confused about the order of fried rice ingredients? Do you wonder what the right fried rice order is? Fried rice contains many ingredients, both wet and dry. I came across several variations in the order of making fried rice while reading the recipes. Some added vegetables first, whereas …
A stainless steel pan is perfect for making stews, sauces, and so much more! However, have you wondered if you can cook fried rice in a stainless steel pan? Professional chefs and home cooks alike flaunt their beautiful woks while stir-frying fried rice. Yet, I remember when I didn’t own one and wanted to cook …
The case of fried rice remains a mystery to many. Do you have to deep-fry or stir-fry it? Do you boil rice before frying it? I had the same unending questions as an amateur cook until I read about fried rice and tried countless recipes. I learned that, unlike other fried items, you don’t deep-fry …
Do you love to add crispy rice noodles on top of your dishes? Are you curious about how to make them crunchy without all the excessive oil? If you check most recipes for crispy rice noodles, you may only find the deep-frying method included. This method became an issue when I swore off fried food, …
If you’ve eaten a fried rice dish at a Chinese restaurant and wondered why it tastes so much better than the home-cooked version, it’s probably because of MSG. Monosodium glutamate, or MSG, is a common and controversial flavor enhancer in many Asian dishes, including fried rice. It’s mainly famous for adding a mouth-watering (literally) umami …
Have you come across recipes that require frying rice before cooking? Do you often wonder why you should fry rice before cooking when you can just boil it? While I was reading a few recipes, I found a unique rice preparation method known as the pilaf method. In this cooking style, you must fry and …
Do you feel uncertain about using oyster sauce or fish sauce for your fried rice? Do you need help distinguishing between these two sauces? I used to believe both sauces were the same when I started cooking fried rice. Yet, the differences became apparent once I started using them more often. Now, the question is, …
Have you ever wondered why or how fried rice got its name? Is fried rice really fried? Well, my biggest misconception was that you have to fry rice for fried rice. By “fry,” I mean deep-frying the rice and cooking it! I only realized how wrong I was when I ordered the dish in a …
Since I was a kid, my mom has always suggested cooling rice a bit before refrigerating it. I only realized how important it is once I grew up and refrigerated steaming-hot rice. Let’s just say I did more harm than good trying to skip a few steps. Now, the question is can you put hot …