Yellow Fried Rice Recipes

YELLOW CURRY FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add zucchini, carrot, onion, celery, bell pepper, and jalapeno pepper. Stir in almonds and saute until zucchini is slightly soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add 1 tablespoon soy sauce and saute for a few seconds. Add cooked rice, garlic, remaining soy sauce, ginger, curry powder, basil, turmeric, black pepper, coriander, crushed red pepper, and salt. Saute until rice is heated through and takes on a nice toasty texture, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in butter until combined. Cover and let sit for about 3 minutes before serving.

YELLOW FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions.
• Refrigerate until cool or overnight.
• In a large nonstick skillet, saute chicken in 1 Tablespoon butter over medium heat for 5 minutes or until no longer pink.
• Remove from skillet.
• Add remaining butter; cook egg over medium heat about 1 minute or until almost set, then separate into small pieces, cooking until dry.
• Remove from skillet.
• Add rice to skillet.
• Cook, stirring frequently, over medium heat 10 minutes.
• Add peas and carrots and onions.
• Cook 5 minutes.
• Return cooked chicken and egg to the rice mixture.
• Add soy sauce.
• Cook until all is heated through.

YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• In a fine-mesh sieve, rinse the rice until the water runs clear, then set aside to drain.
• In a medium saucepan or pot, heat the oil over medium. Add the onion and garlic, and cook, stirring frequently, until softened and fragrant, about 5 to 7 minutes. Take care not to burn the garlic by reducing the heat slightly if necessary.
• Add the rice and sprinkle it with the salt and turmeric. Stir to combine, then cook the rice and spices in the oil for about 1 minute. Add the water, bring to a lively boil over high heat and then immediately cover and reduce the heat to low. Cook for about 15 minutes, until the water has been absorbed. Turn off the heat and allow the rice to continue steaming, covered, for another 10 minutes.
• Gently fluff with a fork or a slotted spatula, taking care not to break too many grains. Garnish with the cilantro, if using, and serve.

YELLOW RICE WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, carrot, broccoli, red bell pepper, and garlic in hot oil until garlic just begins to brown, about 5 minutes.
• Pour vegetable broth into the saucepan; add rice, sazon seasoning, and adobo seasoning and stir. Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender, about 25 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork to serve.

INDONESIAN YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Wash and drain the rice in a sieve or colander.
• Put the fresh turmeric in a blender with 1/4 cup water and process until fine. Strain through a sieve, pushing to extact all the juice. Measure 2 tablespoons and discard the rest. If fresh turmeric is not available, mix 2 teaspoons turmeric powder with 2 tablespoons of water.
• Put rice, turmeric water and all other ingredients in a heavy saucepan. Cover and bring to the boil over moderate heat. Stir, lower heat to the minimum and cook until the rice is done.
• Remove all leaves before serving. Serving with fried chicken, potato croquette and fresh cucumber.
• Helpful hints : If the rice seems to be too dry before the grains are soft and swollen, sprinkle with a little more water and continue cooking.
• If you have a rice cooker, you can do it easier by putting rice, turmeric water and all other ingredients in a rice cooker. Cover and let it cooked. Stir a bit while cooking, then cover and continue cooking. Usually after 20 minutes, the rice is ready.