Emperor Fried Rice
From mark555 14 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Remember Emperor Norton the 1st? He was credited by being crazy as a bed bug. But frankly I think that he had a great idea. “I am Emperor of America and Protector of Mexico.” Issue your own money and decree that a hotel house you or you would banish them. Read more Where you might banish a hotel I don’t know. Get invited to all sorts of events to give your blessings and so on. What a job! Of course you would have to live in San Francisco. One hundred and fifty years ago that was a great prospect. Now…Norton would not cause a ripple in the flood of insanity that comes from that city. Don’t misunderstand me on this or think that, “Well he lives in Kansas what does he know about California? And how dare he tear down San Francisco!” For what it is worth everyone comes from somewhere. My Moms family was 49ers (no not the football fans) my Dads side were latecomers to Contra Costa County they showed up in 1861. I am the only on that has fled. I had a great uncle that was Commodore of San Francisco (something to do with the harbor commission) and his widow ran for Harbor Commissioner in the late 40s. So we have a bit of history together. He was quite a character in his own right. He was a sea captain for one of the shipping lines. When Aunt Marge graduated collage in the 20s her parents sent her on a world cruse. She married Uncle Gerard who was the ships captain on their return. The story is that he got into some difficulties for smuggling in opium and “undocumented” Chinese immigrants (to be politically correct) or drugs and coolies. We are talking the 20’s and 30’s when that was not looked on as such a horrendous crime. Uncle Bud was an interesting guy. He died way before I came along, but my mom still remembers him fondly. Oh why link Emperor Norton and fried rice? He lost his mind after trying to corner the rice market in San Francisco. See less
Ingredients
- 5 cups of cooked rice (preferably 1 day old) shopping list
- 1 lb shrimp, cut into bite sized pieces shopping list
- 1/2 lb squid, cut into bite sized pieces (boil beforehand if raw) - this is to avoid unnecessary moisture shopping list
- 1 TBS minced peeled fresh ginger shopping list
- 6 stalks green onions, slice shopping list
- 1 Cup frozen peas shopping list
- 1-Cup sliced mushrooms shopping list
- 1 Cup diced carrots shopping list
- 1 Cup sliced celery shopping list
- 6 cloves garlic, minced shopping list
- 4 eggs, beaten shopping list
- soy sauce to taste shopping list
- 2 TBS rice vinegar shopping list
- 1 TBS crushed red pepper (optional) shopping list
- pepper to taste shopping list
- Dash of sesame oil shopping list
How to make it
- Coat your wok or pan with oil and swirl around.
- Once hot, pour in the egg mixture and scramble until almost set but not quite.
- Remove from pan and place in a separate plate.
- Heat up another tablespoon of oil and swirl around to coat pan.
- Sauté carrots & celery till hot but crisp, garlic, ginger and green onions till fragrant.
- Add mushrooms, shrimp and squid (or other ingredients you may choose) and sauté together.
- Add about 4 TBS of soy sauce and a dash of sesame oil.
- Spoon the cooked rice (break it up with a spoon beforehand to minimize lumps) into the wok and fry for a little bit.
- Add the scrambled egg and mix thoroughly with the rice.
- Add in more soy sauce if needed.
- Add pepper and a dash of sesame oil
- Mix rice around in the wok until the rice is well coated.
- Serve hot. Garnish with some sliced green onions.
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Very good recipe Sir :)
donman
in Hammond loved it
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Hi Mark!
Great story... what a guy!
Your recipe is also equally notable -- but for good reasons ;-)
I love fried rice, and everything that you have in this recipe I put in my own -- so of course, high-five!
I've gotta ...more
shine
in Rainier loved it
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great family recipe high5 thank
momo_55grandma
in Mountianview loved it
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