Can you make fried rice with fresh rice?

Rule #2: Plan in Advance if You Can, But Don't Worry if You Don't. I'd always heard that fried rice is best made with day-old rice, and that fresh rice will turn to mush if you try to fry it. But is this really true? And if so, what is it about the resting period that makes older rice superior to fresh rice? read more

Don't over cook -- you will end up with rice mush if you do. Uncover and let cool for 15 minutes occasionally fluffing with a fork. Mean while in oil saute your onions, peas & carrots until the carrots a heated thoroughly. Gently toss into the rice. Fry up your eggs scrambled style. Gently toss into rice mixture. read more

In this Chinese-Italian mash-up of fried rice, Food & Wine’s Justin Chapple includes salami and mortadella, along with more traditional ingredients like ginger, soy sauce and scallions. read more

No you cannot, making fried rice with fresh rice is one of the 7 deadly sins. Even thinking about it can almost count as a sin. Fresh rice from the cooker is too hot for the pan to handle that even holy water can’t cool it, resulting in melting the pan and burning the stove, the rice grains melts and summons the Kitchen devil. read more