Beggars Fried Rice Recipes

BENIHANA FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions.
• In a large skillet melt butter.
• Add onions, carrots and scallions.
• Saute until carrots are translucent.
• Set aside.
• Heat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• Place sesame seeds in a shallow pan.
• Bake until golden brown (10 to 15 minutes), shaking pan occasionally for even color.
• Lightly grease another skillet.
• Beat eggs and pour into hot skillet.
• Cook as you would scrambled eggs.
• Combine rice, vegetables, sesame seeds and eggs.
• Add soy sauce and stir.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

EGG FRIED RICE

Steps:

• In a saucepan bring water, salt and soy sauce to a boil. Add rice and stir. Remove from heat, cover and let stand 5 minutes.
• Heat oil in a medium skillet or wok over medium heat. Saute onions and green beans for 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in egg and fry for 2 minutes, scrambling egg while it cooks.
• Stir in the cooked rice, mix well and sprinkle with pepper.

THE 20 BEST FRIED RICES

Steps:

• Chop ham and all vegetables, along with garlic and ginger. Whisk eggs in a bowl.
• Heat wok or large skillet over large heat. Add 3 Tbsp cooking oil. Once hot, add onion, white parts of green onions, and peppers. Sauté 1 minute.
• Add carrots, ginger, garlic and ham. Stir fry 2-3 minutes. Add peas, stir and move everything to one side of pan.
• Add remaining 1 Tbsp cooking oil to empty side of pan. Once hot, add whisked eggs and scramble until cooked but still soft. Mix all ingredients in pan together.
• Add rice along with soy sauce, oyster sauce and sesame oil. Mix well and stir fry 1-2 minutes.
• Add pineapple, mix well and remove from heat. Serve and garnish with green portion of green onions.

BEGGAR'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rub the chicken inside and out with salt, half of the soy sauce and half of the wine. Set aside for at least one hour.
• Meanwhile, put the mushrooms in a small mixing bowl and add warm water to cover. Let stand half an hour or until the caps are softened. Drain and squeeze to extract and discard excess moisture. Cut off and discard the tough stems. Cut the caps into thin slivers and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Cut the preserved vegetable into thin slivers. If it has been packed in a shredded state, shred it further. Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a wok or skillet and add the pork. Cook, stirring rapidly, until it loses its raw look. Add the mushrooms, preserved vegetable and bamboo shoots. Add the remaining soy sauce, remaining wine, salt and sugar. Cook, stirring, one minute. Set aside to cool.
• Stuff the mixture inside the chicken.
• Fold the wing tips under the chicken. Truss the chicken as neatly as possible with string.
• Lay out a large rectangle of aluminum foil on a flat surface. Place the chicken in the center. Wrap the chicken as compactly as possible inside the foil.
• Gather together a large handful of the clay. Flatten this handful to a thickness of about one inch and apply it to one outside section of the foil-wrapped chicken. Place another flattened handful of clay slightly overlapping and press to seal the two pieces together. Continue applying handfuls of clay, pressing as you work, until the chicken is completely and compactly covered with clay. Smooth the clay over as you work. You may bake the chicken at this point or you may ''sculpt'' the product with additional pieces of clay, shaping it to resemble a whole bird with beak, feet, eyes, tail feathers and so on.
• Place in the oven and bake 45 minutes. Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees. As the clay bakes, it may develop cracks. As these are noticed, seal the cracks by smearing on a little more clay.
• Continue baking the chicken for 30 minutes. If desired, you may then paint the clay with poster paint or watercolors.
• To serve, crack the clay, remove the chicken and peel away and discard the foil. Carve the chicken and serve with the preserved-vegetable stuffing.

EASY FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Combine eggs and salt. In a large skillet or wok over medium heat, scramble eggs in 1 teaspoon oil, breaking into small pieces. Remove from skillet and set aside. , Add remaining 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons oil to skillet. Stir-fry rice over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Add vegetables, onions and garlic; stir-fry for 5 minutes. Add chicken; stir-fry until heated through, 3-5 minutes. Combine soy sauce, broth, pepper and ginger. Add to rice; stir to coat. Add bacon and eggs; heat through.

BEGGAR'S FRIED RICE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat together the eggs, soy sauce and beef bouillon.
• In the same skillet you cooked the bacon, cook the chilled rice in the reserved bacon grease/drippings over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring often.
• Add the egg mixture to the rice in the skillet, cooking and stirring until the eggs are 'set' (like scrambled, but sticking to the rice).
• Add the onions and peas and stir until heated through; Serve garnished with the bacon.
• Suggestions: try the lower sodium bacon or turkey bacon; I don't know if brown rice would work with this, perhaps I'll try it some day!