Time 55m Yield 4 servings Number Of Ingredients 14 Steps:
Add water to a medium pot, fitted with a steamer insert, and bring to a boil. Coat a large wok heavily with 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil and heat until the oil is almost smoking. Meanwhile, season the eggs with salt and pepper. Add the eggs to the heated oil and stir vigorously until puffed and cooked through, about 2 minutes. Remove from the wok and set aside in a bowl. To the same wok, add another 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil and heat until hot, then add the garlic, 2 tablespoons scallions and 1 tablespoon ginger and saute for 1 minute. Add the rice and eggs back in, mixing gently. Season with the tamari and sesame oil. Mix well to combine. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly. Lay a banana leaf on your work surface. Place about 1/4 cup cooled rice in the middle. Sprinkle a piece of fish on both sides with salt and pepper and place on top of the rice. Top with a few Thai basil sprigs. Fold the banana leaf and wrap tightly, similar to wrapping a sandwich in foil or plastic wrap. Repeat with the remaining fish. Carefully place each piece of wrapped fish in a steamer insert, seam-side down. Add the tea leaves to the simmering water and set the filled steamer insert over the water and cover. Steam until the fish is cooked through, about 12 minutes. Meanwhile, when is the fish has about 3 minutes left, heat the olive oil in a small saucepan. Cut the fish packets open with scissors, then top each pieces of fish with the remaining 2 tablespoons scallions and tablespoon ginger. Spoon the hot olive oil over the top of each piece of fish and serve.
Yield Serves 6 as a side dish Number Of Ingredients 12 Steps:
Finely chop enough scallions to measure about 3 cups. Rinse bean sprouts and trim stringy root ends if desired. Make seasoning liquid: In a small bowl stir together seasoning liquid ingredients. Spread rice in a shallow baking pan and separate grains with a fork. In a deep 12-inch heavy non-stick skillet heat corn or safflower oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and stir-fry scallions and gingerroot until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Add bean sprouts and rice wine or sake and stir-fry until sprouts begin to soften, about 1 minute. Add rice and cook, stirring frequently, 2 to 3 minutes, or until heated through. Stir seasoning liquid and add to fried rice, tossing to coat evenly.
Time 10m Yield 2 servings Number Of Ingredients 8 Steps:
Cook coarse-chopped slab bacon in neutral oil until done; add cooked rice, chopped scallions, minced ginger and garlic; cook until rice begins to brown. Crack in 1 or 2 eggs, and continue to stir; finish with soy sauce.
Time 35m Yield 8-10 serving(s) Number Of Ingredients 11 Steps:
Cook rice. I used a rice steamer. If you use a different method, the ratio may be different. When rice is cooked, spread it out on a large baking sheet & let cool completely. Prep everything. Chop onions & scallions. Beat eggs, add 1TB soy sauce & pepper. Heat wok until it is HOT. Add 1TB oil - vegetable/canola/sesame(NOT toasted!) & swirl to coat sides. Add egg mixture, swirl to coat sides. Scrape pan to cook it all quickly, scraping as you go. This will take 2-3 minutes. When all get is cooked, not just set, scrape into a bowl & set aside. Add 2TB oil to hot wok. Add chopped onions. Cook until browned & softened, 3-5 minutes. Add cooled rice. Every few minutes, scrape up from the bottom, so that the rice on the bottom & sides get a bit crispy. When it starts looking crispy, not burned, add soy sauce along top rim of rice & stir fry/stir up well. Keep turning up from bottom as you go along. I added another TB or so oil along the top rim of rice – it goes down the sides coating the rice & helps to crisp it up. This will take 5 minutes or more. Take the time to let it cook & get a bit crispy. Sprinkle on enough sesame seeds to make you happy & stir that in, continuing to stir up from the bottom. Add 1TB (or more) toasted sesame oil to the top rim of the rice & continue to stir it from the bottom. Chop up scrambled egg w/spoon & add to rice. Continue to stir from the bottom. Add chopped scallions & continue to stir –. Season with salt to taste, stirring well between each addition to check seasoning. Add more soy sauce and/or sesame oil if it suits you. :).
