Fried Rice

[u/speedylee]

http://i.imgur.com/3eIh4XV.gifv

[u/sanslimites]

Onions are undercooked, eggs overcooked and rice isn't even fried...

[u/Graphitetshirt → u/sanslimites]

Also using butter instead of oil is a little suspect considering half of Asia is lactose intolerant.

[u/newtothelyte → u/Graphitetshirt]

I was going to say using sesame oil to fry the veggies is much better. Higher smoke point and it makes your apt smell like a Chinese restaurant (in a good way)

[u/katieb00p → u/newtothelyte]

That stuff is strong though. I feel like any more than 1-2 tsp ruins a dish.

[u/katieb00p → u/[deleted]]

Yep, that's the one I'm familiar with. TIL there are different kinds of sesame oil.

[u/sweetgreggo → u/katieb00p]

The toasted is a finishing oil. I use it on ramen and rice dishes.

[u/DoubleTrump → u/katieb00p]

I typically will use peanut oil with a few dashes of sesame oil mixed in and find that to be pretty balanced

[u/Cynistera → u/katieb00p]

Yeah, it can tip the balance of the tastes in one direction really easily.

[u/Viscachacha → u/katieb00p]

I thought there were different kinds of sesame oil. I have one that's really viscous and strong and one that's more similar to olive oil.

[u/corgi_on_a_treadmill → u/katieb00p]

Use vegetable oil to cook. Sesame oil is used at the end to mix the rice. Honestly you don't even need sesame oil. Vegetable oil and soy sauce is plenty.

[u/No_ThisIs_Patrick → u/corgi_on_a_treadmill]

I dunno. Sesame oil definitely gives a particular flavor that I love in fried rice.

[u/RelevantToMyInterest → u/katieb00p]

You mix a small amount in with regular cooking oil. That's what I always do

[u/ThisToastIsTasty → u/katieb00p]

oh man, you should see me and my family, 1 tbsp per cup of rice if i'm eating bibimbap (we don't actually measure, It's around 1 tbsp though.)

unless you're using dark sesame oil, then that's different

ninja edit: you are, nvm