Egg & Scallion Fried Rice

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups rice
• 3 cups water
• 4 tablespoons oil, divided
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 8 eggs, beaten
• 2 -4 tablespoons soy sauce, divided, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, to taste
• sesame seeds, to taste
• 2 bunches scallions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil, to taste
• salt

Recipe

• 1 cook rice. i used a rice steamer. if you use a different method, the ratio may be different. when rice is cooked, spread it out on a large baking sheet & let cool completely.
• 2 prep everything.
• 3 chop onions & scallions.
• 4 beat eggs, add 1tb soy sauce & pepper.
• 5 heat wok until it is hot. add 1tb oil - vegetable/canola/sesame(not toasted!) & swirl to coat sides. add egg mixture, swirl to coat sides. scrape pan to cook it all quickly, scraping as you go. this will take 2-3 minutes. when all get is cooked, not just set, scrape into a bowl & set aside.
• 6 add 2tb oil to hot wok. add chopped onions. cook until browned & softened, 3-5 minutes.
• 7 add cooled rice. every few minutes, scrape up from the bottom, so that the rice on the bottom & sides get a bit crispy. when it starts looking crispy, not burned, add soy sauce along top rim of rice & stir fry/stir up well. keep turning up from bottom as you go along. i added another tb or so oil along the top rim of rice -- it goes down the sides coating the rice & helps to crisp it up. this will take 5 minutes or more. take the time to let it cook & get a bit crispy.
• 8 sprinkle on enough sesame seeds to make you happy & stir that in, continuing to stir up from the bottom.
• 9 add 1tb (or more) toasted sesame oil to the top rim of the rice & continue to stir it from the bottom.
• 10 chop up scrambled egg w/spoon & add to rice. continue to stir from the bottom.
• 11 add chopped scallions & continue to stir --.
• 12 season with salt to taste, stirring well between each addition to check seasoning.
• 13 add more soy sauce and/or sesame oil if it suits you. :).