As a teenager fried rice was one dish I held down with confidence. I had no doubts I would be cooking Fried rice for my SSCE food and nutrition practical as well as Efo riro, I knew the invigilators would be hooked. I didn’t want a repeat of the near disaster that happened during my GCE practical. I had grated my right thumb on the grater whilst grating coconut for my coconut cake, I nearly ended in the ER and my barbecue grill that left me with half of my turkey half cooked. I got a C4 in GCE and got a B2 in SSCE. I knew my fried rice game was tight!

So what makes my Fried rice game tight? This is post is all about it. I’ve detailed my recipe below, try it and give me your feedback on how well it worked for you

Note Fried Rice isn’t green in color, throwaway that myth of fried rice being green. If you are looking for green fried rice you won’t find it here.

Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups long grain rice
• 1 cup Meat Stock
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil (I prefer coconut oil)
• 3 scotch bonnet
• A couple of garlic cloves
• 2 thumb sized ginger1 bay leaf
• 1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 3 Small green pepper
• 2 medium sized red bell peppers
• 1/2 cup blanched green peas
• 1/2 cup sweet corn
• 4 large Carrots
• Some spring onions
• Gizzard (seasoned and cooked
• Kidney ( well seasoned and cooked)
• Hotdogs* (optional)
• Poached Eggs
• Salt
• Bouillon Cubes

Procedure

• Chop, peppers, carrots, spring onions and set aside best to set it aside in a fridge ( You can prepare your ingredients in bulk and store in a freeze , learn how to here. Money Saver Tips for Fried Rice Ingredients)

• Chop gizzard, kidney, hot dog into bite sized pieces and set aside.
• Wash rice with water till the water is clear and strain in a sieve
• In a pot, heat up the oil and fry scotch bonnet, bay leaf, chopped ginger and garlic till it burns in the oil, then take it out. ( Alternatively, flash fry some YELLOW PASTE in oil and add the rinsed rice)

• – Pour rice into hot oil and stir till it starts to brown up

• – In a wok or pan, using about 1/4 cup of oil, fry your meats (gizzard, kidney, hot dog )till golden brown. Remove from oil (reduce the oil if necessary) and stir fry the vegetable mix, till vegetables are slightly tender

• Poach or scramble some eggs and set aside.
• Add stock, 500 ml water or a little more. Taste add adjust the season accordingly with curry, thyme, salt , bouillon cubes. Turn the heat down
• *Remember if the rice is nearly cooked but still a bit hard, cover with foil or moin-moin leaves and the pot lid to trap steam and cook rice through.

• Add fried meats, and stir fried vegetables to cooked rice and stir in with sweet corn and poached eggs

Stir all in, carefully with wooden spoon or ladle

• My 6yr old son who doesn’t like to have any vegetables in his fried rice. What I do is, just before adding the vegetables into the pot of rice, I separate his own add Shrimps and either kidney/ liver or heart. And he loves it.

Remember to read on Money saver tips for Vegetable Fried Rice ingredients

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