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Made Fried Rice with Prawns, It was really dry and uninteresting.

Winterdanceparty View Member Profile	08/02/2013, 05:40 PM Post #1
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What did I do wrong. I fried onions, bits of bacon, rice (which I had cooked overnight and let dry). I added 2 beaten eggs, peas and soy sauce and then I added prawns, which I had thawed out, as they had been in the freezer since Christmas. What could I have added to make it more moist?

credence View Member Profile	08/02/2013, 05:47 PM Post #2
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Immediately, 'more oil' comes to mind, it generally makes things more luscious and more moist. Don't know if you'd really want to do that though

Winterdanceparty View Member Profile	08/02/2013, 05:48 PM Post #3
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Yes, I could cope with more oil, afterall it is Virgin Olive Oil, which is supposed to be good for you -isn't it?

Spikey View Member Profile	08/02/2013, 05:50 PM Post #4
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Normally you cook fried rice in either peanut or sunflower oil - much lighter than olive oil. Could explain why yours is feeling 'dry'.

Chaos in stereo View Member Profile	08/02/2013, 05:51 PM Post #5
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All sounds good to me. Oil is your friend. I know it's not kosher but I add a bit of ginger to mine. Yum.

Old Grey Mare View Member Profile	08/02/2013, 05:52 PM Post #6
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Perhaps the cooked rice itself was a little too dry - maybe leave a little water in it next time?

~Twilight~Zone... *~Twilight~Zone~* View Member Profile	08/02/2013, 05:55 PM Post #7
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Butter - butter always makes things taste good.

SensibleSis View Member Profile	08/02/2013, 05:55 PM Post #8
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Definitely peanut oil for the frying and then a dash of sesame oil for that authentic Chinese flavour!

Wahwah View Member Profile	08/02/2013, 05:56 PM Post #9
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I cooked fried rice tonight and used very little oil. Flavour comes from both dark and light soy and a little oyster sauce. If it looks too dry add a table spoon or two of water around the edge.

babychacha View Member Profile	08/02/2013, 05:57 PM Post #10
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Quite a few things actually....... have a read of this recipe and you'll see what I mean. http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/recipes/58...ious-fried-rice From this recipe, I don't use garlic (hate it) onion maggi seasoning (it would make it too salty) meat ingredients (wanted one dish to be vegetarian) The shao hsing wine, is cheap and I get mine from my local vegie shop.

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