How Do You Make “Foreign Devil” Fried Rice?
Recipe submitted by: Elspeth Fahey My husband is Chinese and I am Western. Between the two of us we came up with this recipe for fried rice that is actually a meal in a bowl. Now all my Chinese relatives make it this way and our Western friends have asked us to teach them how it is made. Optional ingredients include meat, salted fermented black beans, cashews and chili oil. I can do this dish in well under half an hour, and that includes all the chopping. This dish is good for colds, depression, writer’s block, stubbed toes, insomnia, heartbreak, religious crises and general crankiness. It can change your life. Yum. Ingredients: • 6 sticks dried bean curd • 1 tablespoon shredded black fungus • 7 dried black mushrooms • boiling water • 3 1/4 cups water • 2 cups basmati rice • 1 tablespoon butter or oil • 4 eggs, beaten • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, or as needed • 1 cup cubed carrots • 1 cup chopped yellow onion • 4 tablespoons minced fresh ginger root • 4 tablespoons minced garlic • 1/