I usually end up loading the fried rice with different vegetables and hence broccoli takes a back seat. So this time, I decided to make exclusive broccoli fried rice. All this week, I am going to be blogging about entrees and they all are kid approved and something we all like to eat as a family. There is no elaborate meal planning and almost all the recipes are one pot meals. Brown rice would work great in this fried rice recipe, but since my boys find it a little hard to chew, I made it with white rice. I would definitely be choosing brown rice, if I was making it just for me and my husband. Jasmine rice works remarkably well as well to make fried rice. We are leaning more and more towards Jasmine rice when making any kind of Chinese inspired fried rice because of the flavor and texture. Broccoli is the star in this fried rice and hence I held myself back from adding any other vegetables. Serve this as is or with Spicy fried tofu. Preparation time – 10 minutesCooking time -30 minutesDifficulty level – easy
Ingredients to make Broccoli Fried Rice – serves 4
Rice – 1 cup (uncooked)Broccoli – about 3 cups (florets only)Onion – 1 small (thinly sliced)Garlic – 2 cloves (minced)Ginger – ½ inch (finely grated)Soy sauce – 2 to 3 tbspGreen chili sauce – 2 tablespoon (can use red chili sauce as well)Vinegar -1 tbspSalt – to taste (if needed)Pepper – 1 tspSpring onions – for garnish (optional)Oil – 2 tbsp
Procedure to make Broccoli Fried Rice –
Cook the rice and let it cool down. Add a little bit of oil to the rice to prevent it from sticking. I find that spreading the cooked rice on a baking tray helps cool it down quicker.
In a wok or a large pan, heat the oil. Add the sliced onions and sauté it on high heat until light brown.
Add the ginger and garlic and sauté for about 30 seconds.
Now add the broccoli and let it cook on high heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Remember that we want the broccoli to remain crunchy and hence it is important to not let the vegetable steam. So make sure you are cooking in high heat all the time.
Now add the soy sauce, chili sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper and give it a quick stir.
Add the rice and mix well.
Garnish with spring onions, if using and serve hot.
Expert tips
Cook and cool the rice well before making the fried rice. In fact chilled day old rice works the best for any kind of fried rice recipes.Fresh broccoli is the best to use here. Make fried rice in a large wok and adjust the quantity in such a way that the temperature of the pan remains high all the time.We could add more vegetables instead of just broccoli.
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