Fried Rice Challenge

So I just conducted a cooking course for 8 moms! One of the most common request from my students is how to make Fried Rice. The thing is, fried rice is the perfect food to make for your family. Here's all the left over ingredients I found in my fridge (clockwise from top) eggs, mushrooms, asparagus, coriander, dill,  garlic, dried fish, spring onion, shallots and  left over sausages. I added them into my fried rice and had a satisfying meal in 10 minutes flat. It's quick, not wasteful and loved by the kids.

Here are some secrets to making fried rice.

1/ Use leftover rice. It's dry and the best texture for making fried rice
2/ Don't be afraid to experiment with ingredients, just cut them into small slices so that it complements the rice
3/ You can flavor fried rice with soya sauce (Chinese style) fish sauce (Thai style) or dark soya sauce (Indonesian style) just go slow with the seasoning. It's hard to go back once you're heavy handed with the salt ratio
4/ Some other suggestions for ingredients: firm tofu, ham, prawns, peas, broccolini and any vegetable stem (cut the same way as the asparagus above)

And once again, here's a recipe for my friends who can't seem to get their fried rice right (I've used the ingredients in the picture above as an example):
1/ Chop your ingredients (see picture above)
2/Add garlic and onions, fry until soft, push to one side.
3/ Add 3-4 beaten eggs (seasoned with salt), scramble and cook in wok, push to one side
4/  Add hard ingredients (asparagus, sausages)
5/ Add soft ingredients (mushrooms, herbs)
6/ Add leftover rice
7/ Add soya sauce (I used 1-2 Tbsp, depending on the quantity of rice) stir and mix

So get out there and make a fried rice this week. Post a picture of the fried rice on my jalan spice Facebook page (successful or unsuccessful) and I'll be happy to give you tips.

Happy Cooking!