Chinese fried rice is a beloved dish born from the tradition of minimizing waste by using leftover rice and ingredients.

As with every recipe for fried rice, start with cold (or at least room temperature) cooked rice. It doesn’t work with rice hot out of the cooker, which becomes heavy and stodgy when stir-fried.

Think of this fried rice recipe as a template, not a dictum. If you don’t have beef jerky on hand, use leftover short ribs or spareribs, try some Chinese sausage, or skip the meat altogether.

I take a pretty freewheeling approach to making fried rice – I look to ... crepe strips then transfer the ingredients to a serving bowl. Serve with stir-fried Chinese kale.

Serve fried rice in large bowls, each topped with an egg and a drizzle of crispy chili oil. Garnish with reserved spring onion greens. Serves 4. — adapted from “Pull Up a Chair: Recipes for ...

Similarly, the differences between Chinese and Korean fried rice come down to specific varieties of rice and the ingredients that get mixed in. Read more: 25 Delicious Ways To Use Up Leftover Rice ...

Egg-fried rice is a classic Chinese dish. Fast, easy and this one is also vegetarian. It’s a tasty way to use up leftovers, especially cold rice. Heat a wok until smoking and add half the ...

Prepare all the ingredients before you turn on the wok for this fried rice because once that wok is hot, it’s all about speed. You don’t want to pause in the middle of cooking to cut Chinese ...