Crispy Rice Bowl

also called crispy rice bowl · crispy rice · crunchy rice bowl · rice crust bowl · jammy egg bowl · grain bowl · vegetarian bowl · power bowl

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Cold rice or no crust. Rice cooked this morning steams itself in the pan and comes out soft.
1 lb(450 g; in long spears, one flat cut side each)broccolitoss in cornstarchchar 6 min, cut side downbuild it on the shards
1 Tbs(15 mL)vegetable oil
2 tspcornstarch
1/2 tspkosher salt
1/2(juiced)lemon
4 cups(cooked, chilled, broken up)day-old jasmine ricefry 9 min, undisturbed, until it is one sheet
3 Tbs(45 mL)vegetable oil
4eggsboil 7 min, then ice water
1(sliced thin)cucumber
3(sliced)scallions
1/4 cup(60 mL)ginger scallion oil
1 Tbs(15 mL)soy sauce
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2toss in cornstarch

3char 6 min, cut side down

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4fry 9 min, undisturbed, until it is one sheet

5boil 7 min, then ice water

6build it on the shards

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at least 10 min2 of 5 steps give no time
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about 15 min3 steps run at once
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Narrow — the crust sets in one unbroken run; stir the slab even once and it will not form again in that pan

  1. fry 9 min, undisturbed, until it is one sheet

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  2. toss in cornstarch

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  3. boil 7 min, then ice water

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  4. char 6 min, cut side down

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  5. build it on the shards

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>> title: Crispy Rice Bowl
>> category: Rice, Beans & Grains
>> tags: rice, egg, broccoli, vegetarian, skillet, bowl
>> counters: The Bowl Shop
>> aka: crispy rice bowl, crispy rice, crunchy rice bowl, rice crust bowl, jammy egg bowl, grain bowl, vegetarian bowl, power bowl
>> pairs-with: ginger-scallion-oil
>> servings: 4
>> time: 40 min
>> slack: narrow — the crust sets in one unbroken run; stir the slab even once and it will not form again in that pan

>> step: Cold rice or no crust. Rice cooked this morning steams itself in the pan and comes out soft.
Cold rice or no crust.

>> step: fry 9 min, undisturbed, until it is one sheet
Press @day-old jasmine rice{4%cups}(cooked, chilled, broken up) into @vegetable oil{3%Tbs}(45 mL) in a hot #nonstick skillet{} as an even slab and leave it ~fry{9%min} untouched, until the underside lifts in one brown sheet.

>> step: toss in cornstarch
Toss @broccoli{1%lb}(450 g; in long spears, one flat cut side each) with @vegetable oil{1%Tbs}(15 mL), @cornstarch{2%tsp} and @kosher salt{1/2%tsp} — the cornstarch dries the surface enough to char instead of steam.

>> step: char 6 min, cut side down
Char @&(~1)broccoli{} cut side down in a dry hot #skillet{}, not moved, ~sear{6%min}, until the flat faces blacken in patches, then squeeze @lemon{1/2}(juiced) over it off the heat.

>> step: boil 7 min, then ice water
Boil @eggs{4} ~boil{7%min}, then lift them straight into ice water to ~chill{3%min} and peel. At seven minutes the white is set through and the yolk still liquid.

>> step: build it on the shards
Break @&(~4)crisp rice{} into shards with a spatula and pile it into four bowls with @&(~2)charred broccoli{}, halve @&(~1)eggs{} over the top, and finish with @cucumber{1}(sliced thin), @scallions{3}(sliced), @ginger scallion oil{1/4%cup}(60 mL) and @soy sauce{1%Tbs}(15 mL).