How to make Lower Calorie Fried Rice that still tastes good.

Welcome back to Episode 2 of the lower calorie series. Today, we are covering fried rice, an absolute gem of a dish. First, we'll make the restaurant-style version to establish a baseline of calories and more importantly understand the underlying techniques of how it's made, then we'll analyze where we can make lower-calorie substitutions while maintaining the highest level of taste adherence to the original version.

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MISC. DETAILS
Music: Provided by Epidemic Sound
Filmed on: Sony a6600 & Sony A6400 w/ Sigma 16mm F1.4
Voice recorded on Zoom H4n with Behringer Mic
Edited in: Premiere Pro #FriedRice

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Episode Premise: (0:00)
A Thank You: (0:30)
Restaurant Style Fried Rice: (1:00)
Calorie Breakdown - Restaurant Style: (3:02)
Lower calorie substitutions: (3:32)
Step by step recipe - Low cal: (6:41)
Calorie Breakdown - Low cal: (10:03)
Side by side - Calorie Breakdown: (10:17)
Taste Test: (10:30)
The difference in textures: (11:15)