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Kotetsu’s Everything-But-The-Kitchen-Sink Fried Rice - Tiger & Bunny

What could be more perfect of a bachelor food than fried rice?  It’s cheap, easy, filling, and good.  So it always seemed rather fitting that Kotetsu’s favorite food would be fried rice.  That said, I’d like to imagine that Kotetsu would show no restraint when it comes to deciding what to add to the rice.  That’s where this recipe comes in.  It’s got just about any vegetable you’d want to add to a basic fried rice and a handful of different meats.  And best of all?  You can make it on the cheap with canned, frozen, and prepackaged foods.

I made up this recipe before Hero Gossips published the official recipe, but they’re pretty similar, so I figured I might as well post mine.  Also, as you probably remember from the second to last episode, Barnaby had been practicing making fried rice, too, so hopefully I can get a recipe up for his version of the dish.

Ingredients

1 ½ cup uncooked white rice (or about 3 cups of precooked white rice)

½ cup carrot, chopped

¼ cup mushrooms, chopped

½ small onion, chopped

¼ cup celery, chopped

½ cup peas

1 garlic clove, minced

1 egg

1 cup meat (I used 1/3 chicken, 1/3 canned shrimp, 1/3 sliced lunchmeat ham, but you can use whatever is handy)

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 teaspoon mayonnaise

1 tablespoon fish sauce (optional, replace with more soy sauce if you don’t have any)

¼ teaspoon fresh ginger (optional)

Vegetable oil

Directions

Cook the rice in a medium sized pot, following this recipe, if you can.  If you can cook this the day before, hours before, or use leftover rice, all the better.  While using freshly cooked rice isn’t bad, a lot of people find using leftover rice to be preferable.

Heat a wok or large frying pan up to medium-high.  Once hot, add about 2 tablespoons of oil.

Once the oil is hot, add any raw meat you might be using (i.e. raw chicken breast, fresh shrimp).  Once it has cooked through, add all of the vegetables, garlic, ginger and the pre-cooked meat.

Once the vegetables are cooked (the onion should be kind of clear looking), mix in the mayo.  Once you finish mixing, take the veggies/meat/mayo out of the pan, and set it aside in a bowl.

Quickly scramble the egg in the wok.  Once the egg is cooked, mix in the rice, the veggies/meat/mayo mixture, and add the soy sauce and fish sauce.

These are more focused on the background stuff rather than the usual "what would the character do in XY situation" kinds of asks. I've been looking for something like this for quite a while and in the end decided to make my own. Feel free to use, go wild, enjoy

What was the original thought that led to the creation of this character?

How long was the process before the character reached its final version? (or a version that would be clearly recognizable as the character?)

What was the first thing you decided on, the character's name, appearance, personality or their role in the story?

And reverse, which one of the four things did you struggle with the most?

How did you choose their name and why? Was it simply based on vibes or is there any specific meaning behind the name? Are the reasons behind their name different in- and out of universe?

What was the thought process behind their appearance? Did you go mostly for the aesthetic or are there other reasons they look the way they do?

What is an aspect of their appearance that you like the most?

What is the origin of their personality? And let's be honest - how much of it is projecting?

How big is their role in the story? Do they make a frequent appearance or are they a character with little "screentime" but big influence? Or are they just a favourite background guy?

What is their main character arc in the story? Where do they start and how do they develop? Do they get a happy ending or is their story a tragic one?

Is there any existing character from other media that your character resembles? Was the resemblance intentional or was it a coincidence?

Do you have a playlist for the character? What songs do you associate with them and why?

Do you have a voice claim for the character? What do you imagine the character sounds like?

Do you have any quotes tied to the character, either from the story itself or from another source that fit them?

Have you ever made a moodboard for them?

Is there any memes or running jokes associated with the character, both in- and out of universe?

Are there any motifs or symbols associated with the character? How are they represented, in their design, personality or in some other way?

Does the character have other characters connected to them? Do you have a family tree and "offscreen" connections made up for them or do they exist in a vacuum purely for the purpose of the story?

What is your general favourite thing about the character? What is your least favourite?