Fried rice

INGREDIENTS:

Rice Ingredients:

• 2 Cups Medium Grain Rice

• 2 Cups Filtered Water

Fried Rice Sauce:

• Galangal, finely grated

• 1 tsp Sesame Oil

• 1 Tbsp Malaysian Sambal

• 3 Cloves Garlic, finely chopped

• 1 Tbsp Sweet Soy Sauce

• 1.5 Tbsp Double Aged Soy Sauce

Fried Shallot Ingredients:

• 3 Shallots, finely sliced

• Vegetable Oil

Fried Rice Ingredients:

• 3.5 Tbsp Smoked Duck Fat

• 4 Cloves Garlic, thinly sliced

• 2 Shallots, finely diced

• 2 Red Fresno Chiles, finely diced

• 2 Green Onions, finely sliced

• 3 Large Eggs

• Salt

• 3-3.5 Cups Cold Cooked Rice

• 2 tsp Ground White Pepper

• 2 tsp MSG

• Fried Rice Sauce

INSTRUCTIONS:

Method:

• Before cooking the rice, wash thoroughly 2x.

• Place into a rice cooker and add equal parts of water. Add cooked rice to the lined baking sheet, cover, and refrigerate at least overnight.

• For fried rice sauce, combine all ingredients into a small bowl and whisk together.

• Finely slice the shallots and place in a cold wok filled with vegetable oil. Cook over medium-high heat. Stir with chopsticks until shallots are golden brown then remove and drain on paper towels. Season with salt.

• Heat an oiled wok over medium-high until smoking. Swirl oil around and remove oil.

• Heat duck fat over medium-high heat. Once dissolved, add in garlic and toast.

• Add diced shallots, diced red chiles, and finely sliced green onions. Stir fry over medium heat for 2-3 minutes.

• Add in beaten eggs along with salt. Cook for a couple seconds then stir fry together until eggs are cooked.

• Add already cooked cold rice stir frying for 2-3 minutes.

• Mix in ground white pepper, MSG and toss together.

• Turn off the heat and add in the fried rice sauce. Mix until evenly distributed.

• Plate and top with fried shallots, and sliced green onions.

“Uncle Roger’s Fried Rice (But Better).” Joshua Weissman, Joshua Weissman, 12 Mar. 2021, https://www.joshuaweissman.com/post/uncle-roger-s-fried-rice-but-better.