1 Dollar Fried Rice | But Cheaper

so you want good take out fried rice we're gonna spend eight dollars when you can make all of this for about five dollars that's like a dollar per serving that's but cheaper [Music] fried rice commonly will get to go take out get delivered but we're talking anywhere between eight to fifteen maybe even twenty dollars which is just wrong it's something that can be done with leftovers and it's extremely extremely cheap and that is why it's on this episode of butt cheaper episode i don't know yeah hello what episode is it we figured out a way to get it essentially a dollar per portion now with that said that's if you have the majority of the ingredients if you don't have any of them meaning you have to buy all the ingredients then it's going to be like 20 for all of it and you'll then have all that stuff left in your kitchen that are usable through your time being live with all that said let's make this shall we now look we have an important conversation have despite the fact that rice is considered to be one of the most inexpensive ingredients in the world it can also be the greatest part of a meal by simply using proper technique now regardless of how you choose to cook your rice do me a favor and wash your rice i know i've complained about it before don't complain about it again so however much rice you're using get yourself a metal sieve place it over a bowl fill the bowl with water gently agitate in the water drain that water and repeat that one more time oh that actually reminds me the optimal choice for fried rice would either be a medium grain or jasmine rice or my personal preference which would be a short grain rice like sushi rice saying rice so much i might as well just count the amount of times that i say it so the first and most obvious method of cooking would be a rice cooker it massively reduces the chance of air and cooks rice perfect every time it's usually going to be about a one to one ratio of rice to water you'll put your rinsed rice in your water close the lid and well just press the start button and if you have the same model as mine you get to enjoy the song of its people now once that's done fluff it up with a spoon and you have beautifully cooked rice now the second method is considered a mortal sin by many people which is rice in a pot to make that you'll get yourself a medium sized pot with a lid add in one cup or 200 grams of cleaned rice and top with one and a half cups or 350 milliliters of water place it on the stove set the heat to medium high bring it to a boil then reduce immediately to a simmer cover it with a lid and let it lightly simmer for 15 minutes then remove it from the heat and let it steam an additional 15 minutes you pop that lay it off flip that boy up and well that's rice now the last and final method and this is like if you just are praying for some other method of cooking rice you don't have a pot but maybe you have a baking dish get yourself an eight by eight baking dish and you're gonna add one cup or 200 grams of cleaned rice spread it out nicely separately bring 2 cups or 475 grams of water to a vigorous boil then pour your boiling water over your rice cover it tightly with foil place it in the oven at 375 fahrenheit or 190 celsius for 25 to 30 minutes pull it out take off the foil and look at that you steamed rice in the oven now weird but it works now since fried rice is commonly made with leftover rice i'd actually recommend that you take your rice and then put it in the refrigerator and let it chill completely okay thank you for your patience now let's make our fried rice first let's begin by making our scrambled egg so get yourself three eggs cracked season it to taste with salt whisk them together and then in a non-stick skillet heat one tablespoon or 14 grams of unsalted butter you can also use oil once that's melted and bubbling add in your three eggs and let that cook over medium heat bringing in the sides occasionally until it's most of the way cooked give it a little flip let it cook the rest of the way on the other side then place it on a cutting board and give it a rough little chop now get yourself a small bowl and to that you're going to add 1 tablespoon or 14 grams of granulated sugar 3 tablespoons or 42 grams of soy sauce 1 tablespoon or 12 grams of white vinegar give it a little whisk three cloves of grated garlic and a one inch knob of grated ginger mix all that together and place to the side next begin heating a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat add in three tablespoons or 42 grams of a high heat cooking oil like vegetable oil once that's nice and hot add one diced carrot let that cook in saute until it's a little bit soft and starts to color then add in one bunch of green onions this is just the greens that have been sliced into about one inch segments let that cook until those greens get a little bit of color then add the whites of those same green onions which have been finely sliced you see we use the whole thing nobody has to cry so let that saute for an additional minute or so then add in 1 cup or 135 grams of frozen peas now look we don't want to overcook these i'm tired of disgusting mushy peas just keep that on high heat and keep stirring just until they're hot but still poppy then add 4 cups of cooked leftover rice now keep the pan ripping hot while stirring frequently until the rice is nice and hot maybe got a couple little crispy bits too then as your soy sauce vinegar mixture turn off the heat and mix it all together once that's mixed fold in your scrambled egg now at this point you're done optionally you can season this with sesame oil and of course season it to taste with salt if needed now all this put together for one to two dollars per serving i think it's time for a taste test so fried rice we got it it's oh little sound one dollar per portion if you want to make a big batch and you live alone you're single maybe sad that's fine but it'll make you happy that you didn't waste money meanwhile somebody's gonna be like i can just get a panda it's like three dollars you could go to panda spend time driving there and driving back so that's gas grand total still more expensive and it sucks this on the other hand for one you made and you can take pride in that depth of flavor you got to cook a little that's all i have to say fried rice is cheap as hell but cheaper this is rice this is nice i got diced no no lice rice is nice it's no expensive it's very cheap then but you want to know what else is cheap and full of rice b-roll [Music] okay so we made fried rice dollar per serving or like five six dollars per serving if you had to buy everything which is still cheaper than going out think about think about that for a second so i know that we've had like a lot of conversations about whether i should be in the cabinet off the cabinet this is your final opportunity comment let me know i felt like different series we should be out here i love my people so much i got your little dining set ah if my neighbors are watching through the window they're like this guy we need to call the police if you want to see anything on butt cheap or anything at all comment as well so anyway if you enjoyed this video or you learned something leave a like subscribe and i will see you next time [Music] you

Channel: Joshua Weissman

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Id: 2pfPNpFIKA4

Length: 6min 49sec (409 seconds)

Published: Sun Aug 30 2020

Reddit Comments

[u/anthson]

No wok, green onion cooked instead of garnished, no peanut oil, sugar in soy sauce, and most importantly no MSG.

The knee will probably stay up, but there's definitely going to be quite a few haiyas on this review.

[u/dub273]

This weejio make Uncle Roger sad.