Comments on: Rice: Five Spice Brown Fried Rice http://forkfingerschopsticks.com/rice-five-spice-brown-fried-rice/ Cooking and eating, one ingredient at a time Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:50:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lentil Breakdown http://forkfingerschopsticks.com/rice-five-spice-brown-fried-rice/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Lentil Breakdown Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:04:18 +0000 http://forkfingerschopsticks.com/?p=1862#comment-135 The top photo is drop-dead gorgeous! Have never tried that spice combo and will have to. Just wondering why you put the sesame oil in at the end. I usually use about 1 part sesame oil with 2 parts regular canola or peanut and cook from the beginning. Is the flash point low for sesame oil or something? <em>Andrea (FFC): Many years ago I somehow picked up this technique - I think from reading or watching Asian cook books/shows. The lighter sesame oils are okay for frying and higher temps, but the darker sesame oils, which are made from toasted sesames, should be added at the end for flavoring - although some folks do use for stir-frying. I used the dark sesame oil here and a little goes a long way. Also, sesame oil (light and dark) tend to go rancid quicker, so store it in the refrigerator.</em> The top photo is drop-dead gorgeous! Have never tried that spice combo and will have to. Just wondering why you put the sesame oil in at the end. I usually use about 1 part sesame oil with 2 parts regular canola or peanut and cook from the beginning. Is the flash point low for sesame oil or something?

Andrea (FFC): Many years ago I somehow picked up this technique – I think from reading or watching Asian cook books/shows. The lighter sesame oils are okay for frying and higher temps, but the darker sesame oils, which are made from toasted sesames, should be added at the end for flavoring – although some folks do use for stir-frying. I used the dark sesame oil here and a little goes a long way.

Also, sesame oil (light and dark) tend to go rancid quicker, so store it in the refrigerator.

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