I think I tried to fix fried rice at home a few years ago, and it wasn’t successful. Little did I know that Sesame Oil was probably the main ingredient that I didn’t have that first time. The first time, I added soy sauce, but that didn’t give my attempt the flavor I was familiar with at Chinese restaurants.

But, this time, I managed to get all the basic ingredients necessary and came up with a very pleasing outcome.

I already had an electric wok. I haven’t used it recently, but have been pleased with the stir-fry meals I have prepared previously.

I started with some Avocado Oil, and some Sesame Oil. To this I added some (frozen) thawed veggies, including corn, garden peas, carrots and green beans. I picked out almost all of the green beans, but might leave them in next time.

I chopped up some green onions including the green and white parts.

After the veggies were fairly well cooked, I moved them aside and added a couple of eggs to be scrambled. I began to incorporate the eggs with the veggies, adding some more Sesame Oil and Soy Sauce. I then added the white rice. [ *I now cook my rice a new way that produces perfectly cooked rice with individual grains. I currently measure a cup of white rice, and add it to a large amount of boiling water, and set the microwave timer for 9 minutes. At the end of 9 minutes, I drain the water off and put the rice in a storage container. The rice is perfectly done, and the individual grains do not stick together. ] I had cooked the rice yesterday, and put it in the refrigerator, and a short time before cooking it, I moved the rice to the freezer. As I mixed the rice, veggies and scrambled eggs, I added some more Soy Sauce, and Sesame Oil, and also added a little Oyster Sauce.

I had put a bag of shrimp in the microwave to thaw. That takes about 15 minutes. This is something I also do for my Kielbasa, Shrimp & Zucchini dish. At the end of the thawing time, the shrimp are already pink and cooked, so I added them to the fried rice.

Here is what it looked like before I added the shrimp, and this turned out to be delicious. Definitely something that I will try to repeat on a regular basis.

I may need to check to see if I can get a couple of egg rolls from my currently favorite Chinese Restaurant. This restaurant closed their small seating area and had a sign on the door several months ago that you needed to call to place your order, and come to pick it up where they will bring your order to the door. Needless to say, I haven’t been back there in a long while, but I did like the flavor of their egg rolls, and I can make Hot Mustard Sauce at home. I take some of the hot mustard with me when I go to Maguros, which also has a good egg roll that they include with their lunch special (Thai Basil Chicken).

The hot mustard frightens me some because if I get a good “snoot full,” I lose my breath for a second, and the hotness splits my brain halves. I have to sit there recovering from the effects. Not sure if I think I am about to go into a coughing spell, or just pass out… but I do love the heat. This is something that doesn’t hang around like eating Jalapenos, Chipotles or other types of hot peppers that you might include in a Mexican meal.

ADDENDUM [09/26/21]: I had a late-nite snack of fried rice and heated it up in the microwave with some country ham bits. Added a little more soy sauce. The country ham worked very well.

NOTE: I have cooked my rice, most of my life by measuring out a certain amount of water over the amount of rice to be cooked. The idea was to let the water cook off and when the water was gone, the rice should be cooked too. This didn’t always work, and sometimes I had to add more water to finish the cooking process, and sometimes the rice came out clumpy (stuck together). **See above for the new way to cook rice that works perfectly. You have way more water than rice and you cook for a set time of 9 minutes. But, when you drain off the water, the rice is perfectly cooked and the grains are individual. For fried rice, put the cooked rice in a storage container, for the refrigerator, or the freezer. Online says to use cold rice for preparing fried rice.