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Got rice and eggs? Recipe #1: Egg Fried Rice Ingredients: 1 glass of rice 2 glasses of water Salt (to taste) 4 eggs Olive oil Instructions: Heat olive oil in a pan and fry the rice for 2 minutes.

Alternatively, you can boil the gyoza. For sui gyoza (boiled dumplings): Fill a medium pot halfway with water and bring it to a boil. Add six or seven gyoza to the water and simmer for 4 or 5 minutes.

8 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; ⅓ cup neutral oil, such as grapeseed; Kosher salt; 3 cups day-old cooked white or brown rice, chilled; 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil ...

In a medium saucepan, bring 2 1/4 cups of water to a boil. Add the rice and a generous pinch of salt, and return to a boil. Stir once; cover and simmer over low heat until the rice is tender and ...

Add in the egg and rice mixture, and stir fry on medium heat until fluffy and dry. 7 /10. Season with soy sauce (or salt). 8 /10. Add in the shrimp and mix well.

2 teaspoons sesame oil. 1 green onion, sliced. 1 tablespoon olive oil. 4 ounces ham, cut into ½-inch cubes. 2 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, caps cut into 1-inch wide slices ...