Main Ingredients:

rice

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

The secret to a great fried rice recipe starts with the rice that you use. Whatever you do, do not use freshly cooked rice as it will not create the fluffy, separated rice that you would expect. Instead, use leftover rice you might have on hand in the fridge or if you must cook rice for the fried rice recipe, spoon the cooked rice onto a dish and spread it out so it can cool and dry out a bit. You will end up with a fried much pile if you try to use freshly cooked rice that is still moist and steamy.



Other fried rice recipe ingredients all depends on what you have on hand in the refrigerator. Do you have any leftover carrot and pea medley from meatloaf night or perhaps steamed broccoli or corn? These are great additions to fried rice but you must remember to drain any juices or pat down vegetables to absorb any excess moisture. Leftover ham, bacon, chicken, pork or even beef are also delightful additions that must be cut up into bite size pieces for your recipe.



In terms of seasonings and condiments, you have a broad hand and can incorporate anything you want such as soy sauce, oyster sauce or even fish sauce. Each type of sauce you could use has a different salt content and flavor so you will want to choose which one would best complement the other ingredients you have.



Some thinly sliced celery, green onion, green or red bell peppers and even hot peppers are additional ingredients that you can add to make your fried rice recipe really pop. In some cultures, fresh herbs are often chopped up and added at the last minute to any fried rice recipe preparation and include sweet basil, lemongrass or even cilantro. Use these fresh herbs sparingly as they are more potent than dried herbs and can potentially ?take over? the flavor of the rice.

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