Food Notes (Kitchen Matters) 2
A complete beginner's guide to cooking rice: Can you cook white rice? (Including 26 ways to cook rice)
I 've been blogging for almost six years now, featuring at least a thousand dishes and publishing ten recipe books. Over the years, I've been able to walk this path with many online friends I've never met, all of whom have become kitchen CEOs and earned the title of "full-time cook."
Over the years, I've had many old friends keep me company, and I've also been joined by young cooks who have just started to take an interest in cooking. The questions they ask are varied, some complex, some simple, from "Sister, how do I grow sea cucumbers?" to "Sister, how do I cook rice?"
Yeah, come to think of it, isn't it? Who didn't learn little by little from scratch? Who didn't make all sorts of mistakes in the kitchen and become a master?
Cooking rice isn't a big deal for a seasoned housewife, but ten years ago, I was completely clueless. I couldn't read a measuring cup or the scale. The rice I cooked was either hard one day or soft the next. It might be just right the day after tomorrow, but I'm not sure how good it will be the day after that. Whether my family could finally enjoy perfectly cooked, fragrant rice depended entirely on our luck.
So, when you see this "cooking rice" post today, which is so simple that it cannot be simpler, don't scream, and don't " condemn " me for being lazy or accuse me of "fooling" the readers.
Don't forget, there are always people younger than us. When we are young, what others consider common sense is also "experience" that is beyond our reach. So, let's be patient and be "experienced" to young girls.
Absolute starting point in the kitchen-----Can you cook white rice?
Ingredients: 300g rice (for 3 people) water
Tools: Rice cooker
practice:
1) Place rice in a pot and add clean water. Rinse the rice and water with your hands for a few times, then discard the rice washing water (or click here to see the uses of rice washing water ).
Note: The bagged rice sold in supermarkets these days is very clean, so rinsing it once is sufficient. I personally recommend giving it a light rinse even if it's not rinsed, for peace of mind. However, regardless of the type of rice, even bulk rice sold at the market, it's best not to rinse it more than three times, as this will deplete the nutrients and the resulting rice will be less fragrant.
2) Pour clean water into the pot, the distance between the water surface and the rice surface should be about 2 cm, or as high as the first joint of the index finger (see Figure 2).
Note: Keep in mind that different rice types absorb different amounts of water. For good rice, don't overdo it; less than 2 cm is fine. However, for aged rice, 2 cm is fine, sometimes even more. Also, every time you buy a new bag of rice, pay close attention to its water absorption. Once you get it right the first time, you can use this as a reference for future use.
3) Press the rice cooker switch and wait for it to pop up, the rice is cooked. But at this time, do not open the lid immediately, let it simmer for 15 minutes before eating, the taste will be better.
In addition, if you are a new housewife, don’t forget to take a look at “ How to store rice to prevent insects ”, “ How to store flour ”, and “ How to store various grains ”.


How to make paella at home ------- Spanish paella (delicious, highly recommended)
Ingredients: 150g rice , 1 chicken drumstick , 1/4 onion , 1 clove garlic , 1 tomato, 3 black olives , 1/2 green bell pepper , 1/2 red bell pepper, 100g prawns , 100g sole , 6 clams, 50g scallops , 4 cuttlefish , 1/2 squid tube, 1/2 gram saffron, 150ml white wine, 3 teaspoons ( 15g ) salt , 1 teaspoon ( 5g ) white pepper , 2 tablespoons ( 30ml ) olive oil , 200ml fish or chicken broth
practice:
1) Boneless chicken thighs, clean and cut into 2cm cubes. Chop onions and garlic into small pieces. Peel and seed tomatoes and cut into small pieces. Cut black olives into rings and green onions into small pieces.
Cut the red pepper into large cubes, open the shrimp back and remove the shrimp thread, slice the fish into slices about 2cm thick, remove the internal organs and head of the cuttlefish, peel the squid tube, and remove the middle
Cut the cartilage into 1cm wide rings.
2) Prepare a pot with a lid, heat it up, and immediately pour in the clams (soak them in clean water for 20 minutes to remove the sand), then pour in the white wine
( 100ml ), quickly cover the lid, and take out the clams when they open, and set aside.
3) Pour olive oil into the frying pan, add the chicken thighs when the oil is 50 % hot, and stir-fry over medium heat until the chicken turns golden brown and a lot of chicken fat is released.
When done, add onion and minced garlic and continue to sauté until fragrant.
4) Pour in the rice (unwashed), stir-fry repeatedly over medium-low heat, then pour in 50ml of white wine . After the alcohol evaporates, sprinkle in saffron.
Then add all the vegetables and black olives, season with salt and white pepper, stir well and pour in fish soup or chicken soup.
5) After mixing well, pour the rice and soup into a baking bowl. The amount of soup should cover the rice by 2cm . Then put the seafood evenly, cover with tin foil, and put it into the oven at 180 degrees.
Bake for 45 minutes, until the soup is completely absorbed by the rice and the rice is cooked.
Super long-winded:
The rice used for making paella is crucial . Avoid regular rice, as it can be too soft and sticky. While there aren't many suitable rice options for paella, I personally find that "Fulinmen's Parboiled Rice" (usually available in large supermarkets) is particularly effective. Besides being perfect for paella, Parboiled Rice also makes a delicious Xinjiang pilaf.
** If you can't buy it, we will try to choose high-quality rice. In addition, since the rice used in this meal cannot be washed, we recommend that you choose rice marked with the "no-rinse" symbol.
Saffron is an essential ingredient in this paella dish. If you've ever had paella with saffron, you'll instantly remember its flavor. Saffron can be purchased at Tong Ren Tang Pharmacy for around 70 yuan per gram, which is a bit pricey. Generally, one gram is enough to make two servings. It's also available at Xinyuanli Market and Metro Supermarket.
** Cooking clams in white wine can effectively remove the fishy smell. Clams open easily, taking only 5 to 6 seconds. If they still haven't opened by the time it takes, they are dead and should not be eaten.
** The best broth to add to rice is fish or chicken broth. To make the fish broth: Heat a little oil in a pot, add fish bones, and stir-fry until white. Then add onions, carrots, and celery. Sauté until fragrant . Add about 500ml of water and a bay leaf. Bring to a boil, skim off any foam, reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain the broth.
** If you have a pot of suitable size with a lid at home, it is best to put it directly into the oven. Otherwise, pour it into a baking bowl and cover the baking bowl with tin foil. This will help the rice mature.
** You can choose your favorite seafood, not just limited to these types. But don't put too little, otherwise the flavor will be weak.
** When stir-frying chicken, be sure to fully release the chicken oil before adding other ingredients, so that it will be more fragrant.
** If the white wine used to cook the clams is very clean, do not throw it away. The soup is very delicious and can be used again in cooking.
Simple Homemade Braised Pork Rice - Mushroom and Sprout Braised Pork Rice (Highly Recommended)
Simple Homemade Braised Pork Rice - Mushroom and Sprout Braised Pork Rice (Highly Recommended)
Ingredients: 500g pork belly,
practice:
1) Soak the mushrooms in warm water at about 40°C until softened. Rinse and chop until finely chopped. Chop the shallots and ginger into equal-sized pieces. Cut the pork belly into strips thicker than the bean sprouts. Chop the bean sprouts and set aside.
2) Pour oil into a wok and sauté chopped shallots and ginger until fragrant. Add chopped mushrooms and bean sprouts and stir-fry for 2 minutes, then use a spatula to move them to one side of the wok. Add the pork belly and stir-fry. Pour in cooking wine and stir-fry for about 4 minutes before serving.
3) Pour the fried pork belly, chopped mushrooms, and chopped bean sprouts into the Philips rice cooker, add clean water to cover the surface of the ingredients, add light soy sauce and dark soy sauce, mix well, cover the lid, press the "stew/braise" button, and select "stew".
4) After stewing, open the lid, put in the boiled and peeled eggs, then cover the lid again and continue to simmer for a while with the residual heat.
Super wordy:
**Braised pork is a dish that goes well with rice. Only by stewing it for a long time can it become soft, glutinous, and fragrant. Using an electric rice cooker can help housewives extend the cooking time while freeing up time in the kitchen. The entire preparation process is simple and clean.
**The most important thing is that cooking in the hot summer, sitting around a steaming stove, is a rather painful thing. Try to use various cooking helpers in the kitchen to help us solve the problem.
**No salt is added to the whole dish because bean sprouts are salty, and both dark soy sauce and light soy sauce are salty, so don’t add salt.
**Sprouts are available in many supermarkets, usually near the pickle aisle. If you don't have sprouts, it's okay, you can omit them.
**After the braised meat is ready, don’t take it out in a hurry. Continue to simmer it in the pot with the residual heat, and the taste will be very good.
How to Make Homemade Hainanese Chicken Rice - Hainanese Chicken Rice (Highly Recommended) (2010-05-28 10:17:42)
Ingredients: 1 three-yellow chicken,
Seasoning: 2 teaspoons (10g) salt,
practice:
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5) Pour the chicken broth into the fried rice, then steam it in a rice cooker. After steaming, pick out the green onion and ginger slices.
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Super long-winded:
**Authentic Hainanese chicken rice uses Hainan's Wenchang chicken, but for outsiders who also like Hainanese chicken rice, it is too difficult to buy a Wenchang chicken in their own city. So we use the tender and fresh Sanhuang chicken instead.
**Chicken fat is used to flavor rice, and its role cannot be underestimated. You can usually buy it at the market. When buying chicken, be sure to choose the yellowish kind, as this will give it a more fragrant flavor.
**Rinse the cooked chicken in cold water first, and then soak it in ice water to make the meat more tender and the chicken skin intact and elastic.
**Don't worry about the chicken not being cooked through and extend the cooking time. Covering the lid and simmering for 20 minutes is enough for a three-yellow chicken to be cooked. If you cook it for too long, the chicken skin will easily break and the meat will become tough, affecting the taste.
**The amount of chili in the chicken dipping sauce can be adjusted to your taste.
Plant sunflowers and win Expo tickets --- fragrant sunflower fried rice
Face the sun and live happily ------ Sunflower Fried Rice
Ingredients: 500g leftover rice,
Seasoning: 6 tablespoons (90ml) oil,
practice:
1) Remove leftover rice from the refrigerator and allow it to warm to room temperature. Soak the mushrooms until they are soft and dice them. Peel and dice the carrots. Dice the ham into the same size cubes.
2) Beat the eggs, dissolve the starch in clean water, pour it into the egg liquid and stir thoroughly.
3) Pour clean water into the pot and add a little oil. When the water boils, add peas and blanch for 30 seconds, then remove from the pot, rinse with cold water, drain and set aside.
4) Heat oil in a frying pan over high heat. When the oil is 80% hot, add some egg mixture, just enough to form a pancake. Swirl the pan to evenly sizzle the pancake. Once one side is done, flip it over with a spatula and sizzle the other side until golden brown. Serve. Repeat this process until all the egg mixture has formed a thin pancake.
5) Place the omelet on a chopping board and cut it into thin strips. Use the edges of the omelet to cut into sharp corners (Picture 6).
6) Pour oil into the pan and heat it to 70% hot. Add diced carrots, diced mushrooms and diced ham. Stir-fry for 2 minutes, then add rice and press it with a spatula. Stir-fry continuously until the rice grains become dry and elastic. Add salt and mix well.
7) Pour the fried rice into a bowl, turn it upside down on a plate, and then use egg strips to weave on the rice in a net-like pattern. Finally, place leaves on the edge of the plate, and finally garnish the blanched peas in the mesh.
Super wordy:
**The key to making good fried rice is to use leftover rice from the previous night, so that the rice grains remain dry and elastic. Freshly cooked rice is more watery and is not suitable for making fried rice.
**Before frying the rice, you can dip some water on your hands to separate the lumps of rice, or when frying the rice, chop them with a spatula instead of pressing them down hard. The rice grains made that way will not be full and will be sticky.
**There is another method. During the frying process, you can sprinkle a little salt on the surface of the rice, turn the heat to medium, cover the pot and simmer for 1 minute. This will help the lumps of cold rice to disperse during the frying process.
**When spreading the egg skin, add thick water starch to the egg liquid. It will be easier to shape and the egg skin will be more resilient. The spread egg skin will not break easily.
DIY paid classes in April
The most popular dish in the parent-child DIY class - rice and sausage pizza (parents and children are recommended to make it together)
Ingredients: 150g rice , 25g butter , 50g tomato sauce, half an onion, two tomatoes , 5g pizza grass, 30g mozzarella cheese, 10 slices of sausage, 10g corn kernels, 10g peas , 10g carrots , 5g garlic , 2g salt , 10g sugar , 3g Italian herbs , 3g black pepper
practice:
1 ) Chop the onion, mince the garlic, and dice the tomatoes. Put 20g of butter into the pot , add the chopped onion after it melts, stir-fry until fragrant, then add the diced tomatoes, minced garlic, and tomato sauce, stir-fry continuously until the water content in the sauce is reduced. Add pizzazz, Italian herbs, black pepper, salt, and sugar and stir well.
2 ) Spread butter ( 5g ) evenly on the pizza pan and flatten the rice on the pizza pan.
3 ) Spread pizza sauce evenly over the rice, sprinkle with mozzarella cheese, and sprinkle sausage slices, peas, and corn kernels on top. Preheat the oven to 190 °C and bake for about 12 minutes. Remove from the oven, sprinkle with shredded cheese, and return to the oven for another 5 minutes.
Super long-winded:
** This rice and sausage pizza is one of the children's favorite dishes in the parent-child classes at Wen Yi Food and Lifestyle Center. If you have time on the weekend, parents can help their children make it. It's very simple and the children love the taste. But remember, parents should be the ones to put it in and take it out of the oven to avoid burns.
** It is best to use freshly steamed rice for pizza, as this will make the pizza softer and more glutinous.
** Try to choose ingredients that are not easy to release water when using pizza. If you use ingredients such as mushrooms, you need to process them in advance. You can bake them in the oven or blanch them in water.
** In order to ensure comprehensive nutrition, you can choose some ingredients that children don’t usually like, chop them up, and put them on the pizza. This can balance the various nutrients that children need during their growth.
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Recommend a delicious "rice*dish"-----spicy cabbage baked rice
Ingredients: 200g leftover rice (or leftover rice),
Seasoning: 2 tablespoons (30 ml) vegetable oil,
practice:
1) Peel and shred carrots, wash and drain bean sprouts, and chop kimchi.
2) Put vegetable oil in a wok and heat it over high heat. When the oil is 50% hot, add shredded carrots and bean sprouts. Switch to medium heat and stir-fry until the carrots and bean sprouts are cooked.
Let soften (about 2 minutes).
3) Then add kimchi (with soup) and stir fry for 2 minutes, then pour the rice into the pot, press it lightly with a spatula, stir fry evenly, add salt, and more
Stir a few times to spread the salt evenly.
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Super long-winded:
**When making fried rice or baked rice, it is best to choose rice that has cooled thoroughly overnight. This type of rice has less water and is easier to stir-fry and become fragrant. If you use freshly cooked rice, it will easily clump together and have a sticky texture due to the high water content when stir-frying or baking.
**Kimchi is readily available in the refrigerated section of supermarkets, usually near the boxed tofu. Some kimchi comes in small pieces, while others come in 1/8th of a head. Simply chop it before stir-frying. The longer the kimchi sits, the more sour it becomes, making it delicious. If you find it too sour, add a little sugar before stir-frying.
**If you want to make the baked rice more colorful, you can add some kimchi broth when frying it. This will make it look good and taste good. You can also fry it with other vegetables or chopped pork belly according to your preference.
**If you don't have mozzarella cheese at home, you can use ordinary sliced cheese. But mozzarella cheese has a better aroma and the color looks better after baking.

Don't let the oven always idle----Pineapple Mixed Baked Rice
Don't let the oven always idle----Pineapple Mixed Baked Rice
raw material:
1 tablespoon (15g) butter
seasoning:
1/4 teaspoon (1 gram) black pepper,
practice:
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Mix in the mozzarella cheese powder .
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Stir butter until evenly combined.
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Bake for about 15 minutes, or until golden brown, then remove from the oven.
Super wordy:
**The grams and types of ingredients do not have to be strictly adhered to the recipe. You can increase or decrease them appropriately according to your preferences and taste.
**The butter in the raw materials can also be replaced with other vegetable oils, but the butter will make it more fragrant.
**Mushrooms and pineapples can be canned or fresh.
**It is best to use hard, cooled rice for this baked rice dish. This way, it is easier to stir-fry and has a better texture. Leftover rice from the previous night is especially suitable for this baked rice dish.
**Parmesan cheese powder can be purchased in large supermarkets or Western bakeries. If you don’t have it, you don’t have to use it.
**If you don’t have light cream at home , you can use milk instead.
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Eat leftover rice in a new way – Indonesian fried rice ( 26 ways to eat rice )
Ingredients: 300g leftover rice,
Seasoning: 1 tablespoon (15 ml) sweet soy sauce,
practice:
1) Remove the fascia from the chicken breast, clean it, and cut it into 1.5cm cubes. Peel and decap the shrimp, remove the shrimp skin, and cut it into 1.5cm cubes. Peel the carrots.
Cut into 1cm square dices and set aside.
2)
Dice the shrimp and cook for 10 seconds until the shrimp turns red.
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After smoking, seasoning and coloring, add the fried eggs, blanched carrots, diced chicken, diced shrimp, cooked green beans in turn, and finally add salt and stir-fry evenly.
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Super long-winded:
**It is best to use leftover rice from the previous night. If you don’t have leftover rice at home but want to make this Indonesian fried rice, remember to add less water when cooking the rice so that it is a little harder. After it is cooked, you can cook it after it has cooled down.
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**When frying the sauce, use low heat and fry slowly, otherwise it will easily get stuck in the pan.
** Sweet soy sauce, 15-20 yuan, can be purchased in large supermarkets and Western seasoning stores. It is a common condiment in Southeast Asia.
Just a little bit, the taste is very different----Stone pot bibimbap
Ingredients: 1 bowl of cooked rice , 8 fern fern (optional), a handful of soybean sprouts, 1 egg , 1 small piece of beef , half a carrot, 4 spinach stalks , 2 mushrooms
Seasoning: 2 teaspoons ( 10g ) Korean chili paste, 1 teaspoon ( 5ml ) sesame oil , 1/2 teaspoon ( 3g ) salt , 1/2 teaspoon ( 3ml ) Sprite , 1/2 teaspoon (3g ) sugar , 1/4 teaspoon ( 1g ) white vinegar , 1/2 teaspoon ( 3g ) black pepper
Review of this post: Doenjang Soup Recipe,
practice:
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Cut the mushroom shreds into pieces of the same length and the beef into small pieces for later use.
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When cooked, add spinach and sprinkle with salt ( 2 grams ), continue to stir-fry for 1 minute, then remove from the pan and set aside.
4) Pour a little more oil into the pot, and when the oil is 50 % hot, pour in the minced beef and stir-fry over medium heat. When the minced beef changes color, pour in the remaining salt ( 1 gram ).
Sprinkle black pepper and sugar ( 2 grams), stir-fry evenly, then set aside.
5) Apply sesame oil evenly on the inner wall of the stone pot, put the cooked rice on it, and heat it over low heat for about 3 minutes.
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7) Place the stir-fried vegetables, minced beef, and fried eggs on top of the stone pot. At this point, the rice at the bottom of the pot will form a browned rice crust.
8) Mix the chili sauce, Sprite, the remaining sugar ( 1 gram), and white vinegar, then mix it with the rice.
Super long-winded:
** Chili sauce itself is very thick and will not taste good when mixed directly with rice. In step ( 8 ), add Sprite or freshly squeezed pear juice to the Korean chili sauce to make it taste better. If you don't believe me, try it. A small change can change the taste a lot.
** Korean chili sauce is available in the spice section of supermarkets and large vegetable markets. There's no need to buy Korean-made chili sauce, which is very expensive. Domestic Korean chili sauce tastes even better than Korean-made chili sauce.
** If the bracken is fresh, blanch it for about 10 minutes. If it is dried, soak it overnight and then boil it for about an hour until it is soft before using. If you don't have bracken, you can omit it.
** For a more elaborate bibimbap, all vegetables are stir-fried separately before being placed on top of the rice. Making it at home doesn't have to be this complicated, but you should still stir-fry the slower-cooking vegetables first.
** Don't worry about eating one-sided fried eggs being unhygienic. Since the stone pot is very heat-insulating, all the ingredients inside will automatically reheat. When you mix the fried eggs into the rice, the eggs will be cooked immediately.
** If you want to eat crispy rice crust, you must coat the inner wall of the stone pot with sesame oil.
**Stone pots are available in some large supermarkets, or you can look for them in the tableware section of large wholesale markets. The more common stone pots look like this (click to enter)

I also have a 200% chance of not failing at making this fragrant rice---potato stewed rice
Ingredients: 300g rice,
practice:
1) Peel the potatoes and cut them into 1cm dice. Heat oil in a pan over high heat until 70% hot. Add the diced potatoes and fry until golden brown. Sprinkle evenly with salt, stir well, and drain.
2) Wash the rice and pour it into the rice cooker (the water level should be about the first joint of your index finger), add the fried diced potatoes, cover the lid, press the switch, and when the rice is cooked, open the lid and stir the rice and potatoes evenly with a spoon, then cover the lid and simmer for 10 minutes for better eating.
Super long-winded:
Potato stewed rice is a very common staple food in Yunnan. Although the recipe is simple, the taste is not simple at all. It is a staple food that can be made 200% of the time without failure. For those who can't cook, I recommend you give it a try. Your personal sense of accomplishment will quickly increase by the same percentage.
**If there is a meat lover at home, adding some bacon when making potato rice is also a good choice. For specific methods, click on Bacon and Potato Rice .
**When frying potatoes, do not add too much salt, just a little bit for a light salty taste.
**This copper pot for potatoes comes from faraway Yunnan and is handmade. I usually only use it to serve potato stew rice. Most of the time, it is in my cabinet, a beloved decoration.
Occasionally make pineapple rice for fun
Occasionally make pineapple rice for fun
Ingredients: Half a pineapple,
Seasoning: 1/2 teaspoon (3ml) cooking wine, 1 teaspoon (5g) salt, 1 teaspoon (5ml) light soy sauce
practice:
1) Cut the pineapple in half. Use a small knife to score along the sides of the pineapple, but don't cut through the outer skin. Then, cut the core into small pieces to make it easier to remove. Reserve the pineapple cup.
2) Cut the pineapple core into 1 cm square pieces, place them in a bowl, add 1/2 teaspoon of salt (3 grams), pour in clean water, soak for 30 minutes, drain and set aside.
3) Wash the peas, chop the green onions, and slice the red bell pepper diagonally. Crack the eggs into a bowl, add the cooking wine, and a little water.
4) Pour oil into the pan and heat over high heat. When the oil is 80% hot, pour in the egg liquid and stir it quickly with a spatula. When the eggs are cooked, serve.
5) Add more oil to the wok and heat over high heat until 70% hot. Add the chopped scallions, peas, and red chili pepper and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the rice and gently fluff it with a spatula. Pour in the scrambled eggs and drained pineapple, then add the soy sauce and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt (about 2 grams). Stir-fry thoroughly until evenly combined. Add the almonds and raisins and stir-fry a few more times.
6) Pour the fried rice into the pineapple cup.
Super long-winded:
**To be honest, this is not a very common home-cooked dish, but occasionally it can add a little interest to the ordinary dining table. If you have friends or children coming to your home, it is a more appealing staple food. The pineapple rice sold in restaurants outside is about 40 yuan per serving, but we make it at home for 15 yuan, and we can make 2 servings of it.
**Be careful when cutting pineapples. There are thorns on the skin of the pineapple, and if you are not careful, it is easy to prick your hand. It is recommended to place a small towel or other thick object under the hand holding the pineapple when cutting.
**If you eat fresh pineapple directly, it will have a bitter taste. Soaking it in light salt water for 30 minutes will remove the bitter taste and make the pineapple taste sweeter.
**We use American almonds, which are sold as snacks in supermarkets. Besides being a daily snack, they can also be used in dishes and desserts. Once the almonds are opened, they must be sealed tightly. I recommend storing them in a tin box in a dry, cool place to prevent them from becoming oily (commonly known as "hala"), becoming infested by insects, and becoming brittle due to moisture.
**If the almonds become skinny, you can put them in the oven and bake them at about 150 degrees for 5 minutes. After taking them out, place them in a ventilated place to cool naturally, and then store them in a box.


Ingredients: 300g leftover rice,
practice:
1) Remove leftover rice from the refrigerator and allow it to warm to room temperature. Peel and dice the carrots. Remove the frozen peas from the refrigerator and place them in a bowl. Thaw them with a little water, then rinse and drain. Finely chop the scallions.
2) Heat oil in a wok until 70% hot. Add the diced carrots and peas and stir-fry for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Beat the eggs, add the cooking wine and water, and continue beating until smooth. (Cooking wine removes the fishy smell, while adding some water helps separate the oil and water when scrambling the eggs, making them fluffier and tender.)
3) Add some oil to the pan. When the oil is 80% hot, continue frying the eggs over high heat until cooked. (For more details, please refer to "Scrambled Eggs")
Super long-winded:
**The key to making good fried rice is to use leftover rice from the previous night, so that the rice grains remain dry and elastic. Freshly cooked rice is more watery and is not suitable for making fried rice.
**Before frying the rice, you can dip some water on your hands to separate the lumps of rice, or when frying the rice, chop them with a spatula instead of pressing them down hard. The rice grains made that way will not be full and will be sticky.
**There is another method. During the frying process, you can sprinkle a little salt on the surface of the rice, turn the heat to medium, cover the pot and simmer for 1 minute. This will help the lumps of cold rice to disperse during the frying process.
**Fried rice can be made with a variety of ingredients, making it a convenient way to use up leftovers in your refrigerator. However, please note the following when using different ingredients:
For example, vegetables, eggs and other easy-to-cook ingredients can be added after the rice is fried to ensure that the nutrients of the ingredients are not lost and the taste is crispy and tender.
Meat or seafood should be stir-fried in advance. Beef, mutton, etc. can be sautéed with onions, ginger, and garlic to remove the fishy smell. Shrimp, fish, and other seafood can be blanched in advance to kill the rawness.


The fragrance fills the house----Bacon and potato rice
Ingredients: 300g
practice:
1) Rinse the bacon and steam over high heat for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly before slicing into 1 cm slices. Peel the potatoes and dice them into 1 cm pieces. Wash and drain the peas (if frozen, thaw them in water beforehand).
2) Pour oil into a pot and heat it over high heat until it is 70% hot. Add bacon, diced potatoes and peas, stir-fry for 2 minutes and pour into the rice cooker.
3) Wash the rice and pour it into the rice cooker (the water level should be about the first joint of your middle finger), cover it with the lid, press the switch, and when the rice is cooked, open the lid and use a spoon to stir the bacon, potatoes and peas from the bottom of the pot, then cover it with the lid and simmer for 10 minutes for better taste.
Super long-winded:
**I learned this recipe from Dian Xiang Yi Chu, a famous Yunnan restaurant in Beijing. I loved it, so I asked the owner. It's said that this rice would look better served in a Yunnan copper pot, but I can't find one in Beijing, and I haven't been to Yunnan yet. When I get the chance, I'll definitely get one.
**Steam the bacon before use to achieve a softer and more tender texture. Avoid slicing it before steaming, as this will significantly reduce the flavor. Bacon is generally salty, so avoid adding salt to the rice.
**In addition, steaming bacon each time takes time, so you can steam a few pieces at a time. After the unused bacon cools down, wrap it in a separate plastic bag and store it in the refrigerator. The next time you use it, it will be much more convenient to thaw it directly at room temperature.
**When fresh peas are unavailable, you can use frozen ones. When peas are on the market, you can buy more, wrap the peas, put them directly in a fresh-keeping bag without washing, and freeze them in the refrigerator. They can be stored for a long time and can be eaten whenever you want.
**The rice cooker in the exploded diagram is a new rice cooker from Galanz. It has ordinary rice cooking functions and can also be used to cook germinated rice. It is also a pressure cooker and a low-pressure cooker, suitable for cooking different dishes.
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Ingredients: 5 Agaricus blazei,
1) Soak the Agaricus blazei in warm water until softened, about 1 hour. Chop and set aside. Slice the bacon, wash and dice the zucchini, and chop the onion.
2) Melt the butter over medium heat, then turn to high heat and add bacon slices, onions, and Agaricus blazei. Stir-fry until fragrant. Add the zucchini and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add tomato sauce and salt and stir well.
3) Add the rice and stir-fry with a spatula. Once mixed with the sauce, add the cheese and reduce heat to medium.
Super wordy:
**This is a Western dish, so keep the taste relatively light and don’t add too much seasoning to avoid covering up the aroma of Agaricus blazei, bacon and cheese.
**If Agaricus blazei is not available, other fungi can be used instead, such as shiitake mushrooms.
**You can choose your favorite vegetables to mix and match. Before eating, sprinkle some cheese powder for a more fragrant flavor.
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【Rich Milk and Fruit Rice】




Dragonfly, dragonfly, where are you? ---【Sausage and Rice】


【Kimchi Vegetarian Fried Rice】






My thoughts before my death: [Mushroom Omelette Rice]

4) Place on a plate and drizzle with a little tomato sauce.


Place on a plate and drizzle with a little tomato sauce.



Frustrated and unwilling to speak - [Colorful Vegetarian Fried Rice]

Messy Vegetarian Fried Rice
Ingredients:
Leftover rice,



Ingredients:
100g leftover
, salt to taste, chicken bouillon, and sesame oil . Instructions: 1 ) Wash and drain the rapeseed and mushrooms, then shred them. Thinly slice the ham (hand-shredding is better, but more tedious). Wash the shrimp and remove the sandy strands from their backs. 2) Bring water to a boil in a pot, add the shredded ham, skim off any foam, and cook for 2 minutes. 3) Then, add the shrimp, rapeseed, and mushrooms and cook for 1 minute. 4) Add the leftover rice and press with a spoon to loosen it. Continue cooking for 3 minutes. Then, add salt, chicken bouillon, and sesame oil and mix well. However, I find it's better to cover and simmer for 5 minutes before eating.






Why go to Yoshinoya again? - Chicken rice (vote at the end of the article)
Ingredients: 1 chicken leg (boneless), 350g; 150g
Seasoning: 1/2 teaspoon (3g) black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon (3g) salt, 1 teaspoon (5ml) cooking wine,
Instructions:
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Super long-winded:
**For this dish, if you want to make it look better, you can take out the stewed chicken thighs after step (6) and fry them in another pan. Fry the skin side down until golden brown, then cut them into strips and put them in a bowl. That way, the finished product will look better. Of course, if you don't want to bother, you can skip this step.
**When marinating chicken thighs, it's best to massage the meat if you have time. There are two reasons for this: first, the chicken thighs absorb the flavor better after a thorough massage; second, the texture of the chicken becomes looser and easier to cook.
**When frying chicken legs, be sure to fry the skin side first and then flip it over. If you fry the meat side first, the chicken legs will fall apart.
**Step (5), the stewing step, is to allow the flavor to penetrate the chicken better. If you don’t have time, you can skip the stewing step and make the sauce saltier.
**When blanching vegetables, especially leafy greens, add a little salt and oil after the water boils. Immediately after blanching, plunge the vegetables into cold water to chill them. This will make the green vegetables look better and taste better.
**It is not recommended to use chicken breast instead of chicken thigh to make this chicken rice. In comparison, chicken thigh has a more tender texture.