Save Time and Money with the Magic of Fried Rice
A basic recipe with dozens of exciting adventures
In the spirit of building habits, I have a series of basic recipes that I repeat, to save time and money. One of my all-time favourite comfort foods is fried rice.
With a few basic ingredients, I can comfortably plan ahead and buy in bulk to save money. I can rest easy, reducing decision fatigue on needing to find the recipe I need for every meal. With a given structure, I’m also not locked into one specific recipe and can still stay creative to jazz up meals so that they vary across the week.
The best of both worlds? I think so.
The Basic Ingredients
Rice
Get the scoop from a gal who buys rice in packs of 8kg! (17.6 lbs!)
The key to preparing the rice for fried rice is to cook it the day before and to refrigerate it overnight. If you cook fried rice with freshly cooked rice, it might become mushy as you stir-fry.
That’s why as meal prep, I cook several days’ worth of rice in one batch and use the leftover rice for…
