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Huh? No wash rice? Waste many many rice, you know that?
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Hello everyone and welcome to another Bobo video
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Today we're going to be trying BBC
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Auntie Hersha's egg fried rice and see
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how it actually looks
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We're going to make one dish
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exactly like Auntie Hersha
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and one where we use a rice cooker for the rice instead
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This will allow us to focus on the rice
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while holding the recipe as the controlled variable
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These are the ingredients. You can try growing them but i prefer going to the market
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Let's begin by making some rice with a
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traditional rice cooker
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Scoop out one Asian measuring cup of
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rice which is 150 grams, from the rice container
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Pour that rice into a pot
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for our version we're going to wash the rice beforehand
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Reasons to wash the rice before cooking are:
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1. Remove starch so the rice does not stick together
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2. Remove possible impurities such as dust or dirt
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And 3, please the Asians and Uncle Roger
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If you have fortified rice you don't need to wash rice
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Measure one Asian measuring cup of water, which is 150 grams of water
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One to one (1:1) ratio is the most common
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Ultimate Asian mode is to use your finger to measure water
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Use half an index finger joint for drier rice
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which is best for fried rice,
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or a full index finger joint for regular rice
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For a traditional rice cooker put 150 grams
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of water in the cooker outside the rice bowl.
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Please watch this next step carefully
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Turning on this rice cooker can be complicated
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Onto BBC's unwashed rice on the stove
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The recipe used 1 cup of rice with two cups of water
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Please excuse that interruption
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Anyways bring the rice to a boil
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reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes
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It is time to crack on with the eggs
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To imitate the recipe perfectly,
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I need to do the one-handed egg crack
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Flawless
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Now with no hands
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Perfect
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Beat the eggs with the chopsticks until smooth
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no forks allowed
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To cook the eggs, drizzle a tablespoon of
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olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat
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Add the eggs and cook stirring until scrambled.
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Transfer the fluffy eggs into a bowl
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Da-La!
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The rice is done you'll notice that BBC had more liquid left over in the pot
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I suspect they actually added more water than listed
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Now let's break every Asian's heart by washing the cooked rice
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(Uncle Roger) What she doing?!
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(Uncle Roger) What she doing?! Drain the ri--
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(Uncle Roger) Ohhh my god
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Sorry you can hear my mom searching for a new daughter in the background
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It is usually recommended to wash off the starch before cooking
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because washing cooked rice can make the rice soggy
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Kudos to Auntie Hersha for being such a good sport about this topic
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Now my rice that i cooked earlier is almost done
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Wait for the switch to change into warming mode
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Let it sit for 10 minutes
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Then we're ready to go
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On to the veggies
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Begin with chopping one small onion, cut them into little cubes
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Then obtain one half of a red bell pepper with the insides washed
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Again finely chop it into little cubes put them aside for later use
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Chop two cloves of garlic
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Dice them into tiny pieces
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Much to my chagrin, I did not have my grater available
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so i'm going to thinly dice three centimeters or one and a fourth inch
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piece of fresh root ginger
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last but not least,
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grab two beautiful green spring onions and chop them into thin slices
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Put those veggies aside and we're ready to stir fry
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Now put the pan on the induction stove
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Oh sorry my accent came out,
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let's put it back I'm only showing one process since they will be the same for
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both of our dish and Auntie Hersha's
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First put in your peppers and onions. Give it a stir
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Don't forget the ginger and garlic,
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we're not vampires
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Stir again, we don't want burnt vegetables
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Now add in the ingredients that got me
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through college rice on, the left is BBC's rice and the right
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is ours from the rice cooker. I added the egg in first,
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but overall the frying process is the same
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Back to BBC's version
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Put in scrambled eggs spring onions and peas
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Give it a nice stir
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Drizzle in soy sauce
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Stir
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Although the BBC video did not show this,
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the official recipe does have salt and pepper,
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so let's sprinkle those in
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Stir to combine everything then we're
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ready to serve
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BBC's way of serving is shown on the left
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I cannot use a metal spoon because my mom will kick
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me out of the house if i scrape the pan
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Fill the plate with a few scoops
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and we are ready to go
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Personally i prefer to put my fried rice
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in a bowl and flip it onto the plate
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This creates a cute dome shaped fried rice
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Taste test time
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I shall invite my mom to taste both Auntie Hersha's version
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and my version with the washed rice from the rice cooker
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First, BBC's version
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I felt the rice was too soft and clumped
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Let's see what my mom said
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Nice, mom approved
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Now for my version
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I feel that the rice was firmer and better
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I followed the exact same BBC
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recipe, so it looks nice, but the flavor is plain
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What did my mom think, did she like it?
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I asked her which place she likes better
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Okay, thank you mom for your participation
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Thanks for watching our video
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I hope you enjoyed it and see you next time