Smell the sesame oil.
For fried rice, I pretty much follow Emeril's recipe. My only modifications are generally leaving out the ham and adjusting the vegetables to whatever I have in the house. It has really great flavor - sesame oil and ginger come through, and I have a knack for overdoing it on the garlic, so the garlic flavor tends to be predominant as well. I love the complexity of flavor that this recipe has, without being too salty or greasy like take-out fried rice.
I had a helper today. He cooked the eggs and the shrimp, and then he took over the final mixing process because I wasn't getting the clumps of plain rice broken up to his liking.
Showing me how it's done.
The Recipe:
1 tb canola oil
1 tb sesame oil
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 tb fresh ginger, grated
4 green onions, chopped
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 onion, chopped
2 c cabbage, chopped
2 ribs celery, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1/2 lb shrimp, sprinkled with cajun seasoning and sauteed
1/2 lb crab meat
3 eggs, scrambled (cooked)
8 cups cooked rice
3 tb soy sauce
1 tb sugar
black pepper, to taste
- Heat the canola oil and sesame oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, ginger, green onions, and red pepper flakes, and stir 1 minute.
- Add the onion, cabbage, and celery. Turn heat up to high and stir until vegetables are softened.
- Add the carrots and stir to combine.
- Add the rice, soy sauce, sugar, and black pepper. Stir to combine.
- Fold in the cooked shrimp, crab meat, and egg. Serve.
The Verdict:
Overall grade: B+
Overall reason: Not the healthiest, but tasty. Also a great way to use up veggies.
Time to prepare: 40 minutes
Husband quote: "The rice still has clumps. There's still clumps of rice to break up. I still see clumps. Do you want me to mix it?"
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