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How do you get moisture out of rice?

Vanna Tran
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Vanna Tran is a home cook who started cooking with her mother at a very young age. She has catered events and hosted pop-up dinners in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 5 years.

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Refrigerating your fried rice will drive out some of the moisture inside the rice grains. Leave it in for about an hour, then take the dish out and warm it up just before serving. Doing this keeps your dish from turning into a mushy mess and gives it the perfect texture!

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How many people does this recipe serve?

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2 - 3 people.

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When I added soy sauce to my rice, it became darker. Did I add too much?

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Soy sauce, or any other type of seasoning sauce that you add, will add some color to the rice. However, if your rice becomes very dark after you mix in the sauce, it may be a sign that you added too much. Start with a small amount, such as 2 tablespoons, and taste the rice to see if it's enough. Only add more if necessary.

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Can I just fry the rice and egg without any vegetables?

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Yes, but I suggest you cut the vegetables larger so you can pick them out; they add great flavor to the rice.

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If I don't have sesame oil, what can I use instead?

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While sesame oil gives the rice a unique flavor, canola or grapeseed oils will also work well. If you don't have either of those, peanut or generic vegetable oil both work okay as well.

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Why is it brownish?

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It is supposed to be that color. It's brown because it is fried in oil.

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Can I fry the rice just as it is, then continuously add water to soften it while flavoring?

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If you fry the rice and add water every time it’s going to look more like rice pudding but if you like rice pudding and that texture, than you should be fine.

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This recipe looks very easy and instructions well defined to make. What could I add for a little heat?

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In addition to the sesame oil and soy sauce, you can add a hot sauce like Tabasco to taste. You can also add hot peppers of your choice while stir-frying the vegetables. Just be sure to use care while handling the hot peppers.

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Do I have to wait an hour for it to dry?

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If you don't allow your rice to dry before frying it, it tends to turn a little mushy and won't absorb the flavors as well.

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Would soy sauce be an essential ingredient to fried rice when making it homemade?

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You could omit it, but soy sauce is what gives the rice the classic Chinese taste.

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Can I use basmati rice when making Chinese fried rice?

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Yes, basmati rice is often used for Chinese fried rice.

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What can I do to make mine very spicy?

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Add 2 - 3 chopped green chilies after the egg is scrambled and continue the other steps. You can add more or fewer chilies to alter the level of spiciness.

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