Ten Secret steps to frying grainy and tasty rice, a cut above the rest :
1. Cook rice with less water so that the grains do not stick together or becomes mushy when you fluff or fry the rice later.
2. Cook rice at least 2 hours in advance or overnight and store in the fridge using a non-metallic bowl (not the frying pan).
3. Marinate rice with some salt and pepper about 10 minutes before frying.
4. Ensure that the frying pan is sufficient deep so that the contents do not spill over.
5. The pan must be well oiled, not too oily to make the rice soggy but enough to prevent the rice from sticking together and to the bottom.
6. Frying chopped onion and garlic before putting in thinly sliced meat ingredients, diced carrot, mushroom slices, medium prawns (shelled and deveined) and rice will enhance the fragrance of the dish.
7. Maintain a medium temperature. Too low a heat will render the meat ingredients undercooked and the rice too soft. Overheating will cause the rice to stick on the pan and gives out a burning smell. Burnt rice look unappetizing. A little fiery taste is nice but it should not be excessive.
8. Put in beaten egg last after the rice has been well fried and coated with oil. Make a well in the centre, slow cook the egg till slightly opaque and mix it gradually and evenly with the rest of the rice combo.
9. Blanched baby peas should be added and stirred quickly just before serving.
10. Top with sliced fresh spring onion and fried shallot.
Spicy rice mix (a more flavoursome alternative to soy sauce and oyster sauce) :
- Use a good brand of nasi goreng sauce such as "Kokita" if you don't want to make your own sauce by grinding dried and fresh chillies, onion, lemongrass, galangal, ginger and shrimp paste.
- Bonus : add in spicy or prior fried anchovy for the superb and extraordinary taste.
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References : Paella, Spanish seafood rice http://homecooksecrets.blogspot.com/2009/01/spanish-paella-seafood-rice.html
Fried rice noodles : http://homecooksecrets.blogspot.com/2009/10/stir-fried-rice-noodle-intact-char-been.html
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