Now You're Cooking With Flist

[the_other_sandy]

So, I got really bored with my usual lunch choices and decided to try something new today. I made a very fake chicken fried rice with chicken, brown rice, and mixed vegetables (corn, peas, carrots, and green beans, thanks to the freezer case at Trader Joe's). It wasn't bad, but it was kind of bland. I don't want to add salt to it so I was thinking maybe an herb or two, but therein lies the problem. The spice rack at my house when I was growing up was purely decorative, so I have no idea what herbs actually taste like. I didn't even use the pepper shaker for the first time until I was almost 30.

I'm looking for something mild that will add a little flavor without making it taste like HERB and some other ingredients, if you know what I mean. What do you say, flist? Any suggestions?

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Comments

[just-ruth.livejournal.com]

If you're making an "American" fried rice (only because I make it this way) try a sprinkle of garlic powder, a sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds and a few taps of chinese five-spice powder. I also use soy sauce, but if you're avoiding salt you can skip that.

[the-other-sandy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the reason I use brown rice is to get the look of fried rice without having to use either white rice or soy sauce.

I hadn't thought of Chinese five-spice powder. Trader Joe's has an excellent Chinese five-spice sauce, which may be a little gloppy for what I'm making, but the powder is worth a shot.