Take the complexity out of cooking with Chef Tu’s Vietnamese Spice blends. These blends take the gratuitous effort out of stocking your pantry with the right spices. And the prudent tasks of measuring, so you can focus on cooking.

Nem Nướng Sausage Mix
All Purpose Lemongrass Blend
Multi-Purpose Phở Seasoning

Yield 4

Author Chef Tu David Phu

Prep time

30 Min

Cook time

40 Min

Total time

1 H & 10 M

Easy Fried Rice Recipe

Fried rice is a popular international street food item. And its popularity is not just in its flavor but in its resourcefulness. A traditional recipe calls for day-old rice and chopped leftovers. But if executed correctly results in beautiful alchemy of flavors, textures, and temperature.

Instructions

How to Cook Rice

In a fine-mesh strainer, rinse 2 cups of medium-grain rice until the water runs clear.
Drain the rice to remove excess (and residual) water.
Add the rice to a medium-sized pot.
Add 2 ½ cups of water.
Bring the pot to a full, hard boil.
Reduce the heat to low.
Cover the pot with a lid and simmer for 20 minutes.
Remove from heat and let stand covered for 10 minutes.
Fluff with a fork or rice paddle.

Fried Rice Method

Preheat a large, Nonstick 10" Frying-Pan on medium heat for 30-60 seconds
Add 2 tbsp. of cooking oil to the pan.
Once the oil starts to shimmer, add ½ cup of small diced onions, and ½ cup of small diced carrots to the pan.
Stir fry for another 1-2 minutes on high heat.
Add ½ tsp. of minced garlic and 2 tsp. of fish sauce (or soy sauce)
Cook the mixture until the onions are translucent (2-3 minutes). Make sure to continuously stir the pot (with a non-metal spoon) to cook the mixture evenly.
Add 2 large eggs to the pan. Scramble the eggs for 3 minutes on high heat. [cook eggs 'well done']
Add the cooked rice. Saute for 3 minutes on high heat. Use a cooking utensil to incorporate the eggs, rice, and vegetables.
Saute for 3-5 minutes. Or until the rice starts to slightly caramelize. Rice should not be clumpy. Make sure to continuously stir the pot (with a non-metal spoon) to cook the mixture evenly.
Season with a light pinch of kosher salt and ground black pepper (optional)
Take Frying-Pan off the heat

Assemble

In an 8 oz. bowl add 1/2 cup of fried rice
Garnish the bowl with sliced scallions

Notes

Rice Yield: 7 oz. of rice is 1 cup of cooked rice
Use day-old rice. Or cook the rice before. This results in fluffier fried rice.
Use a nonstick pan
Do not use a metal spoon with a nonstick pan. It will scratch the nonstick pan. Only use wood or plastic (heat safe) cooking utensils.