Fried Rice ala Chef Holland

Nah, I am not that big-headed to call myself a Chef in its proper meaning. Not yet at least. I have high standards and have not reached my own minimum requirement yet. But as you will see, this fried rice can be done by chefs – the dim-witted ones - like me.

Ingredients : Romanian salad, plain rice with tiny bits of luncheon meat and leeks bought at the grocery store, boneless chicken meat, dark soya sauce, Worcestershire sauce, sweet soya sauce. Note that if you are hardworking, you might want to cook your own rice and not buy it like me. So happened that either I was in a lazy mood that day or in a hurry, so I opted to speed through the whole process without cooking rice.   

   

 

Step 1: Fry some minced garlic in any oil. See, not fussy at all! For me, I like to use the Asian Wok Oil as it is lighter and has a hint of basil and red peppers compared to the thicker, extra virgin olive oil. But fear not, on days when I feel health conscious, I opt for the latter. To tell the truth, I cannot tell the difference; all said and done; when the dish is ready; it tastes the same whatever oil I use.  

Oh yes, preferably fry the garlic until it turns golden brown. Nice delicate wording. That is why I like to say it here. On occasions when the garlic and oil goes splattering like a crazy volcano, I do not wait until it turns golden brown. I just move on to Step 2.

Step 2 : Add the chicken blocks which I have cut earlier into the pan. Fry the chicken until fully cooked. How do I know if it is fully cooked? Well, I try the chicken for myself. If it tastes alright, it must be cooked, not?

Expert note : How fast the chicken cubes cook depend on how big the fire is and how much you bounce them in the pan. The general rule is the quicker you bounce the cubes per-second, the faster by 1/100^th of a second that they are 100% fully cooked.

Step 3 : Add the rice and the shreds of Romanian salad into the pan. After that, add sweet soya sauce, Worcestershire sauce and dark soya sauce inside. Stir fry the medley together. The Romanian salad can be eaten raw also, so it does not need to be fully cooked.

Step 4 : The fried rice is ready to be served! Enjoy and gloat about your cooking skills while the dish is still piping hot! 

November 27^th, 2011, 0138

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