On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 22:48:51 -0500, zxcvbob wrote:

> Saute some leftover steamed rice in a little peanut oil or lard
> (leftover rice works a lot better than freshly cooked rice.) Add some
> chopped onions and chopped leftover roast meat. Add a handful of frozen
> peas and carrots. Stir in a beaten egg and some oyster sauce. Use soy
> sauce if you don't have oyster sauce, but soy doesn't work nearly as
> well IMHO. Sprinkle with just a little sesame oil before serving.
>
> I've made it lots of times. I don't measure anything. HTH
>
> Best regards,
> Bob

I agree with all points except the soy. I would NEVER make fried rice
with oyster sauce or sesame oil if I was going for an authentic taste
- I would always use soy. In fact, I stir a little soy directly into
(precooked) rice before I did anything else to it. At the very least,
soy gives the rice a nice brown look even if you don't cook it long
enough to brown it.