William Boyd wrote:
> William Boyd wrote:
>
>> zxcvbob wrote:
>>
>>> Witchy Way wrote:
>>>
>>>> <<What have you found so far in your search of the internet?>>
>>>>
>>>> no recipes that have been tested out. i'd rather have someone's recipe
>>>> that they make all the time
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The problem is Fried Rice isn't a recipe sort of dish. It's a
>>> conglomeration of leftovers.
>>>
>>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> That is not all together quite correct. True you can drum up a dish of
>> fried rice with left overs, but there are fried rice dishes from scratch.

My post was an oversimplification, but I thought it would get WW started
in the right direction. When she gets comfortable with making a basic
fried rice and without measuring everything, she'll probably start
adding shrimp or bean sprouts or different spices, etc.

I don't think one can make good fried rice starting with freshly cooked
white rice (I know I certainly can't.) It's gotta start with cold stale
rice, so if you're cooking the rice specifically for making fried rice
you gotta cook it a day or two in advance (but this allows you to
experiment with adding sherry or ginger or pork stock or whatever to the
rice when you cook it.)

Best regards,
Bob