Fried Rice without Normal Taste Buds

Fried RiceI recently brought Mama Pham’s Fried Rice to a brunch with some friends. Someone requested the recipe because THE FRIED RICE IS DELICIOUS, so I thought I’d post the totally ambiguous recipe here too. Cooking for others has greatly helped my mom during her recovery process, and despite not having working taste buds because of treatment plans the last two years, her cooking experience alone has allowed her to continue making delicious dishes. I happily do the final taste test before sharing with others, although we rarely need to make adjustments. Happy Cooking!Mama Pham’s Fried RiceWarning: definitely not a science, and totally ambiguous! Nothing is exact in our house, mostly made with love, and recipes are a dash of this and a little of that. Fried rice is the dish we usually make with leftovers in the home. My mom no longer has working taste buds due to radiation (they’ll return one day!), so I find it rather impressive that her final products are still always so great.Ingredients:OnionAny combination of: chicken, pork, chinese sausage (many different brands)EggsCarrotsPeasRiceSaltPepperSugarOyster SauceSoy Sauce or Seasoning Sauce - We use Seasoning Sauce usually.Sesame OilMethod:THE ONION!About 1/4 onion (yellow or white) choppedSauté in preferred oil (olive or canola) until lucentKeep medium to medium low heatADD THE PRE-COOKED MEATS!Any number of the following meats (or no meat!):Left over cooked Chicken choppedBoiled Pork choppedXa Xiu - Roast Pork - Roast PorkLap Xuong  (most common) - you can find this at any Ranch 99 or Asian store. Almost all fried rice dishes have this.ADD THE EGGMix together about four eggs, don't need to be mixed thoroughly. Cook into a pancake like shape. When done cooking, cut this up into small bits. You can also scramble your egg, but we don't like that consistency as much in my fried rice. Too mushy.ADD THE VEGGIESFrozen or fresh. Thaw and heat before putting into fried rice. Make sure no liquids remain, or else rice will be soggy:Carrots - 1/2 cup - more or less as you desirePeas - 1/2 cup - more or less as you desireADD THE RICE!Day old jasmine rice is best. New rice works too but is usually a little too mushy. Adjust depending on how much rice you have left or how many people you want to serve. For Rebel Alliance breakfast, we used 6 cups of cooked rice.ADD THE FLAVORS!dash Saltdash Sugardash PepperSoy Sauce or Seasoning Sauce  (2 tablespoons)Sesame Oil (1 teaspoon)Oyster Sauce (1 tablespoon)Keep on low fire and continue to toss until you are happy with the consistency and dryness of the fried rice.Happy Cooking!