Puffed Crispy Rice Topping
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Rice krispies could never.
Prep Time 4 days d
Cook TIme 10 minutes mins
Wok or pan with medium-high edges (deep enough to fry, shallow enough that you can use a mesh sieve as shown in vid)
mesh sieve
Paper towel lined tray / plate to drain excess oil after frying
- Cooked rice, dried out
- Vegetable oil (with high smoke point, e.g., avocado oil)
- Salt
- Optionally season with any other spices of choice
Prep (Drying Rice)
Layout leftover rice on a tray, and leave uncovered in fridge. 1
Over next few days, occasionally mix up rice and break up any chunks, so it dries evenly.
When completely dry, it's ready to fry.
Frying
Heat frying oil to ~375-400˚F 2
Using a fine mesh sieve to hold the rice, fry in batches (aka not too much that rice can't be fully submerged in oil) until golden, puffed and crispy (2-ish minutes).3 Set aside to cool on tray/plate
Season with salt to taste
Optionally season with any other spices of choice
Can be stored indefinitely in an airtight container at room temp. Tip: i like to store it with a silica packet (that I keep from vitamin bottled or dried food goods) to absorb moisture and preserve freshness.
- If making fresh rice let cool to room temp before putting in fridge (hot rice into fridge = condensation = more likely to grow mold = not v cash money)
- If you don't have a thermometer – have oil on high heat, and right when it starts to smoke, turn heat down to medium / medium-high to fry
- The rice will want to stick together as it fries. I separated them in the video using a chopstick, but it doesn't really matter cuz you can just break up chunks to desired size when cooled after frying