Fried Rice with Crispy Garlic & Ginger
This is officially my new favorite fried rice and i will probably make more tomorrow.
Lucky for you i am not selfish and i will now tell how it came to be.
- 1.5c rice + 1.5T sesame oil + 2t granulated garlic + 2.25c water
saute rice in oil with garlic till all the grains are coated. about 2-3 minutes
add water and bring to a boil. cover and simmer for about 12 minutes.
this recipe original called for day old rice but seeing as how i wanted it today
i took a shortcut and put it in the freezer for about 15 minutes
then i let it sit in the fridge till i needed it.
bam day old rice in less than an hour
- 2T minced garlic(~7 cloves) + 2T minced ginger(~4 inch piece) + .25c oil
Peanut oil would be ideal but i am sometimes allergic to it.
I used a mix of 2T sesame oil and the rest vegetable.
heat the oil in a large pan over medium high heat
crisp up your garlic and ginger watch it carefully
it will go from kobe bryant brown to wesley snipes black very quickly.
and nobody wants wesley snipes garlic and ginger
remove from pan with slotted spoon and place on paper towel
dont worry if you cant get them all. salt them lightly
leave the oil in the pan cause you still need it
- 1 leek stalk + 2 slices of bacon + your rice + 2T soy sauce&sesame oil
cleaning leeks can be tricky.
even more so cause you need to dry them.
or oil will get everywhere.
so just break up a stalk into leaves.
wipe them with a damp paper towel.
smile your leeks are now clean and dry.
slice them thin and try not to use the dark green part.
save it for chicken stock or use it as a bookmark.
cut the bacon in half lengthwise then make thin strips.
turn oil down to a little below medium low
saute leeks and bacon together for about 10 minutes.
add rice, sesame oil, and soy sauce and mix
let cook for another 5 minutes stir occasionally
season with salt to taste
- 4 eggs
prepare eggs sunny side up or fried and place atop a serving of rice.
sprinkle each serving with your crispy garlic and ginger
- enjoy your rice. namaste hungry people.