Chicken Fried Rice

Today we made chicken fried rice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL5MOLqVtZg

In addition to making Kai's recipe, we also made rice for the first time. We used jasmine rice which is what Kai uses in some of his other recipes. The rice was not cooked to perfection so it negatively affected the final product. It was starchy and gummy, probably a result of not washing the grains before cooking, and stirring the rice while it was cooking. We had enough chicken and rice to make 2 batches, so don't be alarmed at the double ingredients.

The recipe called for:
3 cups cooked rice
1/2 pound cut chicken
1 cup mixed veggies
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp sugar
2 eggs
soy sauce
dark soy sauce


Boneless skinless chicken thighs was the meat of choice


All of the ingredients prepared


First the chicken was cooked and set aside


The egg was scrambled


Dark soy sauce was drizzled in for color


Almost done!


Ian shows his approval

We used "thick soy sauce" instead of "dark soy sauce". I believe they are the same thing. Also, Kai uses frozen mixed veggies in other fried rice recipes, so we used them too. The chicken turned out very good and tender but overall the outcome wasn't perfect. The rice was too starchy and perhaps it needed more soy sauce for saltiness. Next time when we cook the rice properly, the recipe will have a higher rating, but for this attempt, we give 3 out of 5 eggs.