Making egg fried rice

[RobbieTheTruth]

So I'm getting decent results but I'm using packets of Tilda and frying it.

I'm using sesame oil, dark soy, finely chopped spring onion, MSG and it's coming out ok - but I think the packet rice is the weak point.

Can anyone recommend a cheap, easy, reliable rice cooker?

Once I've cooked fresh rice, do I need to cool before frying or is it ok straight out of the cooker?

[sherman]

Cooled rice.
Egg fried rice is ususlly made from last nights dinner rice.
Cook the rice, Drain it, cool it and stick it in the fridge over night.
It needs that sort of dry crust rice develops in the fridge.

[Bonefish Blues]

I used a couple of the little trays of Veetee rice last time as it was a last minute meal and I didn't have time to pre-cook. Really good results too, I was very pleasantly surprised.

[Cupid-stunt]

Look up Uncle Roger approved Fried Rice.

Or just click this link

https://youtu.be/LmasK4s0TTE

[Regbuser]

[Mobile Chicane]

Fry the egg separately, then add it to your (reheated) rice fried with ginger and garlic is the trick.

[zb]

What rice are you all using?

Like the OP, I've had good results frying so-called microwave rice. I use a mix of Jasmine and long grain. I would also heartily recommend proper Chinese soy sauce, as the Japanese stuff (kikkoman) has a different flavour profile.

[Turn7]

zb said:

What rice are you all using?

Like the OP, I've had good results frying so-called microwave rice. I use a mix of Jasmine and long grain. I would also heartily recommend proper Chinese soy sauce, as the Japanese stuff (kikkoman) has a different flavour profile.

Really ? Thats interesting

[zb]

Turn7 said:

Really ? Thats interesting

Yeah, it's just pure laziness. The best fried rice is next day rice, which is no good when you want fried rice now. Gave it whirl, also with some of the steps some of the other posters have mentioned (msg, and I like peas too).

[Audis5b9]

I pretty much do what everyone else is suggesting.

Cook a 50:50 combo of jasmine/ long grain rice in a microwave rice cooker (loads on amazon), then cool it and put it in the fridge overnight.

Veg oil, eggs, msg, salt, rice, dark soy and light soy, spring onions/peas/ sesame oil to finish.

[The Gauge]

Stirring in a bit of sugar works well too. Or some curry powder to make it Singapore fried rice.