Thai Fried Rice

Fried Rice is everyone's favorite; it is the best way to use up leftover steamed rice. This recipe calls for Thai Jasmine rice but any steamed rice can be used to make the Thai Fried Rice. The Thai basil herb distinguishes this recipe from other ethnic fried rice recipes.

How to cook Thai Jasmine Rice:

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Take 1 cup of Thai jasmine rice and place in a medium pot. Rinse the rice with cold water and drain water at least three times to remove any debris. Add water to the sauce pan until the water levels 1 centimeter above the rice or 1 1/2 cups of water. Place a lid on the pot. Set the stove element to medium heat and place the pot on the element. After 20 minutes, turn the element off and let the rice rest for 10 more minutes.

Recipe for Thai Fried Rice:

2 cups Thai jasmine rice cooked

1 egg

2 tablespoons oil

3 cloves garlic chopped

½ cup of frozen peas and carrots thawed

2 tablespoons oyster sauce

3 tablespoons soy sauce

1 sprig of Thai basil chopped

1 sprig for green onion chopped

Instructions on making fried egg strips: In a small bowl, crack an egg and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce mix using a fork. Set the stove element to high heat and place a wok on top. Add 1 tablespoon each of oil and garlic into the wok. Add the egg and swirl the egg around the wok. Fold the fried egg in half and lip the egg again to cook the other side. Place the fried egg on to a cutting board. Once the fried egg is cooled, slice the egg finely and thinly to create long strips.

Instructions on making Thai Jasmine Fried Rice: Set the stove element to high heat and place a wok on top. Add 1 tablespoon each of oil and garlic into the wok. Add the thawed vegetables and mix for 1 minute. Add the cooked jasmine rice. Add 2 tablespoons each of oyster sauce and soy sauce. Mix to incorporate all ingredients and break any rice clumps. Once the rice is broken, add chopped Thai basil and green onions. Place the fried jasmine rice into a serving bowl and top with the fried egg strips.

The best way to learn how to make Thai Fried rice is to view the free video at http://www.thai-laos-food.blogspot.com.

Thai Fried Rice

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Battle of the Grains - Brown Rice VS Quinoa

No matter how long you've been training, the issue of carbs is always a thorny one. Well-read bodybuilders know that even though processed grain products like white bread have their place in a diet (such as postworkout), whole grains, like oatmeal and brown rice, are generally the better choice for most meals. But what about "new" grains, such as quinoa? If it stood toe to toe with the vaunted brown rice, which would be crowned the champ? The winner-Quinoa.

Before we get to the reason, we want to clear up one tiny, niggling detail. Quinoa isn't technically a grain. It's the seed of the goosefoot plant, a relative of spinach; it's been cultivated in the Andes Mountains for thousands of years-but because of its physically similar to grains and can be ground into flour, it's called a pseudograin.

Quinoa dominates just about all the whole grains because it has lysine, one of the nine essential amino acids that you must get from your diet because your body can't synthesize it. Other grains have some lysine content, but not enough to count; quinoa's lysine content is sufficient for it to be considered a complete protein. If you make quinoa the side dish to a chicken breast, you're not only getting all the benefits from a whole grain offers (no insulin spike, increased satiety, reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, improved gastrointestinal health); you're also getting an extra serving of high-quality protein.

If that were all quinoa had going for it, it would still beat brown rice hands down. But there's more. In a study conducted in 2002, researchers found that eating quinoa was associated with an increase in insulin-like growth factor-1 levels. IGF-1 is intimately tied to muscle growth.

Quinoa also has higher levels of micronutrients that are implicated in muscle growth. Magnesium not only helps maintain the muscle you have, but also plays a role in creating more muscle. Potassium, a mineral that assists in pulling fluid from the blood stream into muscle cells (creating a pump), is also important to recovery after exercise. And folate, which is one of the B vitamins, is required for muscles to make new cells. That is exactly what it does after every workout

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Fried Rice Recipe Made Easy

"My fried rice recipe seems to be jinxed", mourned my best friend, with the pathos befitting the protagonist of a Shakespeare tragedy. "The rice always resembles a mangled white mass, and the woefully undercooked vegetables, that's a completely different story all together", she was constantly kvetching. In fact, her tryst with Chinese cuisine was so ignominious, that doomsday predictions for the food began well before she entered the precincts of her kitchen!

Boiler-Plate Rules For Success

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If your recipe for perfect fried rice is breathing fire, a la Chinese dragon, then here's something that could assuage your fears. For starters, this recipe is not as complicated as it is made out to be. Half the battle is won if the rice is prepared before the final touches are given.

The vegetables that form an inalienable part of this dish must be chopped very finely. This ensures that they get cooked completely. Of course, like all other spicy Oriental treats, this one too needs to be cooked on a very high flame accompanied with constant and very vigorous stirring.

Your Guests Will Lap It Up

Here's a rice recipe that will fire the imagination of all your guests like no other. The jamboree starts with:

Basmati rice- 2 cups 2 carrots A bunch of spring onions 100 grams fresh beans 100 grams cabbage 1 red capsicum 1 green capsicum 2-3 green chilies, cut length-wise 1 teaspoon ginger finely chopped 1 teaspoon garlic finely chopped 2 tablespoons soya sauce 1 teaspoon white pepper powder Salt 1 tablespoon vinegar 3 tablespoons oil

Wash and soak the rice in cold water for about 20 minutes. Cook the rice till tender. The rice should not be overcooked, and each grain must be separate. Keep it cool.

Chop all vegetables into thin, long strips. Heat oil in a sauce pan and add all the diced vegetables. Fry on high flame for 6-7 minutes. Here again, the trick is to retain their crispiness. Mix all the seasonings and stir well.

Add rice to this sautéed mixture. Serve hot in style with an array of sour vegetables, and not to forget, your eloquent expression of grace and charm.

Fried Rice Recipe Made Easy

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