Fried Rice with Cauliflower and Kimchi
- 1 tablespoon vegetable or peanut oil
- 1/2 small (5 to 6 ounces) cauliflower, cored and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 cup cold cooked white or brown rice or farro (see page 143)
- 1/2 cup Cabbage and Pear Kimchi (page 18), or your favorite store-bought kimchi, chopped
- 1 scallion, white and green parts, thinly sliced
- Soy sauce
- Remember to have everything measured out and ready before you start, because with high-heat stir-frying, everything happens pretty quickly.
- Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok over high heat until a drop of water vaporizes within a second or two.
- Swirl in the oil to coat the sides and bottom.
- Add the cauliflower and stir-fry until it softens and starts to brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Resist the urge to turn down the heat, and keep everything moving.
- Add the rice, breaking it up with your fingers as you toss it into the wok.
- Use a heatproof spatula to keep the rice moving for 2 to 3 minutes, scooping and tossing and pressing the rice against the bottom and sides of the wok to sear it.
- Add the kimchi and scallion, and stir-fry until the kimchi heats through and the scallion softens, 30 to 60 seconds.
- Season to taste with soy sauce, transfer to a dinner plate, and eat.
- Youd think a wok would be too big for single-serving meals, but youd be wrong.
- I use mine for fried rice and wouldnt want to make it any other way.
- Even with smaller amounts, a regular-size wok (14 inches) provides the room you need to keep all the ingredients moving.
- I dont have a wok ring on my stove, but these days you can buy woks that are flat on the very bottom but still have the bowl-like shape that allows such great tossing, scooping, and turning.
- Buy a carbon-steel wok, not a nonstick one.
- The carbon steel conducts heat so efficiently that you can get the thing blazing hot, which is what you want for effective stir-frying.
- Once the wok is properly seasoned (I am a devotee of Grace Youngs instructions in The Breath of a Wok), it will turn as slick as glassmuch more nonstick than anything coated.
vegetable, cauliflower, cold cooked white, cabbage, scallion, soy sauce
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/fried-rice-with-cauliflower-and-kimchi-382562 (may not work)