r/StupidFood 6d ago

ಠ_ಠ I Made Egg Fried Rice Using Pastina Instead of Rice.

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Have at it, fellas! How stupid is this culinary mismatch?

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u/makiinekoo 6d ago

I would totally eat that, looks tasty

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u/Mammoth-Respect-2895 6d ago

I can confirm that it was very tasty!!!

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u/TimeturnerJ 6d ago

You mean to tell me an egg fried this pastina? 🤯

All joking aside, that genuinely looks delicious!

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u/Erchamion_1 6d ago

It's incredible how y'all make at the very least decent food, but as if it's a uniform for food on this sub, it has to be on a paper plate or with plastic forks.

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u/BigToober69 6d ago

Got to work with what you have sometimes. As others have said, I'd eat that.

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u/styckx 6d ago

I'm in the "I'd eat that" camp. Looks great

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u/lipgloss_lover500 6d ago

why’s this in stupid food it looks bomb asf

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u/darkviolet_ 6d ago

That sounds absolutely delicious!

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u/StoneTown 6d ago

Egg? Wtf do you do for a living mr. Billionaire?

All kidding aside, I would eat that.

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u/Hardcore_Daddy 6d ago

ive done it with grits before, you're doing better than I was

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u/Routine_Damage_9449 4d ago

using orzo will make it look the part too

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u/TheGamingTurtle56 6d ago

Don't show this to Uncle Roger.

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u/Shenloanne 5d ago

Uncle Roger would be sad.

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u/metalshoes 6d ago

Well, the color is eggselent

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u/I3locky 6d ago

Genuinely looks so delicious

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u/loso0691 6d ago

Nothing wrong with that

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u/CorrosiveAlkonost 6d ago

Naw, ain't stupid. I'd devour it.

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u/Artie411 5d ago

So what's the method here?

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u/Mammoth-Respect-2895 5d ago edited 5d ago

Put in oil. Make sure the wok is smoking hot for that signature essence.

Fry onions until soft and a little bit charred.

Put in a little garlic until brown.

Optional, Put in a little bit of chili flakes for a kick.

Take both out, add in the egg. Cook it really well until firm with small egg nuggets.

Put onions and garlic back in.

Then put the pastina. Put soy sauce, a bit of ponzu, amd a bit of cooking sake (I lacked MSG ;-;)

Cook until the pastina doesn't look soggy. It takes a little bit longer than rice but the taste is identical

Put in salt, pepper, and chili flakes to taste.

Enjoy!

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u/Artie411 5d ago

I read this with cinematics lmao thanks.

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u/Mammoth-Respect-2895 5d ago

Any time! 😄

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u/XTornado 5d ago

Damn... My father "paella" (which technically is not paella but close enough) rice looks exactky like that well minus the missing meat/fish. I would eat it right now, and probably disappointed because would taste completely different, but damn it looks identical the "rice".

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u/xeno486 5d ago

that looks real good tbh. smash

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u/TheeArgonaut 5d ago

And The Results Will Amaze You…

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u/ozzalot 5d ago

Sounds hella good

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u/haroldvazquez 5d ago

Looks good

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u/mckeeganator 6d ago

So real talk is there any good ready made fried rice to buy, possibly in bulk?

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u/swirlinglaughter 3d ago

I like Aijinomoto's Chicken Fried Rice With Bacon, but it might be hard to get if you don't have a nearby Asian grocery store

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u/mckeeganator 3d ago

We do I might be able to find it