I see a lot of recipes for fried rice, but never seem to be able to give the gorgeous lightly browned color (and therefore flavor) to my rice.
This is before adding soy sauce or anything else. Is this a question of heat, or quantity of oil? How do they do it in the restaurant (e.g. young chow fried rice)?
Best Answer
There are really only a few secrets to good fried rice:
If it all seems complicated, it really isn't. Use day old rice & give it lots of heat.
Here are a couple of recipes that give further detail and have great explanations: