A favorite Blackstone Griddle recipe with endless variations is fried rice. Yum. I was first inspired to try griddling chicken fried rice after viewing the Waltwins make it on YouTube. Recently, the twins revisited their popular chicken fried rice recipe with an updated video. They offer some tips and tricks they’ve learned with practice to make cooking fried rice even easier than it already is.
If you watch the video linked above, you’ll see that the Waltwins use a four-burner Blackstone, so they have plenty of griddle space to make their chicken fried rice. It’s more challenging to make fried rice on my 17″ Blackstone with the amount of food that ends up on the cook surface, but it’s not impossible.
The Waltwins also precook their rice the day before and store it in the fridge overnight to dry it out. When we’re camping, we don’t have the refrigerator space to do that, so I use prepackaged microwaveable jasmine rice. I do not cook the rice in the package however; rather, I open the package, empty the contents on the griddle, and cook it there.
Truly, though, once you have the basic recipe and cooking method figured out, griddling fried rice on the Blackstone is easy, not to mention delicious! And, you can put your own spin on it: use whatever protein and vegetables you like. I use chicken mostly, but I change up the veggies.
The Hungry Hussey offers his version of Blackstone Chicken Fried Rice in this video. And one more for good measure, here’s Griddle with Johnny.
Basic Recipe Ingredients
Protein of your choice
Vegetables of your choice – fresh or frozen
Jasmine rice
Eggs
Sesame oil to taste
Soy sauce to taste – sweet or savory
Salt and pepper to taste
Optional – cashews
My Blackstone Fried Rice Creations
Here are some variations of fried rice dishes that I griddled up while camping:
At the end of the camping season, I didn’t want to leave my Blackstone stored away in the camper, so I brought it home. Now, we can enjoy Blackstone Fried Rice anytime we want!
Food tastes better when it’s cooked outside. It just does. Right? Of course it does. I think we can all agree on that. More controversial, though, is the method of cooking outdoors. Will it be charcoal? Hard wood? Smoke? Propane? Electric? (Egads!)
I do most of the cooking when we’re camping. Well, actually, I do most of the cooking when we’re not camping, too. But, when we’re camping, I use propane. For years, I had a Coleman two-burner propane grill. It was great, albeit a bit bulky. It was on wheels, so it was portable, but it still took up space in the camper or the tow vehicle. The grill served its purpose, but I hated to clean it. I came up with an idea to keep it clean, and I created a prototype: I lined the bottom of the grill, under the grates, with foil to catch and collect the grease and droppings. That way, I could easily discard the foil after cooking and therefore take most of the hassle out of cleaning it. Eureka! I dreamed of patenting and producing said inserts and becoming independently wealthy. Ha! Hey, don’t steal my idea!
Instead, I decided to get rid of the grill and replace it with the latest trend in camping accessories: a Blackstone Griddle. Over the last couple years, I noticed more and more campers using Blackstone Griddles. So, I did my homework: I searched online for reviews and recipes and videos. Blackstone devotees are fiercely loyal to the brand! A plethora of YouTubers post videos on YouTube demonstrating recipes from start to finish. Some of my favorites include The Waltwins, Blackstone Betty, The Hungry Hussey, and Blackstone Griddles official channel. YouTube’s a veritable amateur Food Network! Some days, I’d find myself going down the rabbit hole, watching video after video. Trust me: it’s easy to do. I’ve tried many of the recipes from these videos, and they’ve been delicious. I’ve also tried to hone my Blackstone spatula skills by watching these “pros.” It really is educational. My next career might just be as a short order cook in a greasy spoon!!
I finally decided to upgrade from my old grill. I settled on a 17″ Blackstone Culinary version with a hood. I bought this model at Lowe’s, and I believe the Culinary version was a Lowe’s exclusive. Of course, I had to buy the proper accessories, too. Lowe’s had some in stock like a basic griddle kit including two spatulas and a scraper. I also picked up some Blackstone seasoning there. I headed over to the Blackstone website and to Walmart to purchase other accessories: a basting cover, squeeze bottles for oil and water, a silicone six-egg tray, a silicone spatula mat, various sized cast iron presses, a few more spatulas (can’t have too many, right?), disposable grease pans, a propane tank adapter hose and regulator so I could hook the griddle up to a 20# propane tank instead of using the little bottles of propane (which were almost impossible to find during the summer of 2021, the little bottles of propane, I mean), and a carrying bag/cover combo. Oh, and more spice seasonings. The Chicken Griddle seasoning is fabulous! I marinate tenders with olive oil and this seasoning, and when I put them on the griddle, campers all around us can smell the delectable aroma. On more than one occasion, passersby asked when they should be expected for dinner!
It’s official: I’ve joined the Blackstone Griddle Cult.
The 17″ griddle definitely takes up less space than my old propane grill. But, it’s heavy. I’m glad I didn’t go with the bigger size. Although, it would be nice to have more cook top space. Even so, the 17″ has proven itself more than adequate for our camp meals.
At the start of the 2021 camp season, I started posting pics of my Blackstone culinary creations on Facebook. It became a thing, and many friends said they looked forward to seeing what I’d make next. I gladly obliged! And now, with this blog, I’ll post the recipes as well as the pics and maybe an occasional cook video of my own. Who knows? I may become the next viral Blackstone YouTuber! Ha!
In all seriousness, I don’t think we’ve ever eaten as healthily while camping as we did this season. I attribute that to the many fruit and veggie centric meals I made on the Blackstone.
And, as an added bonus, cleanup on the Blackstone is quick and easy! Such a deal!!
Breakfast on the Blackstone: The BEST!
Breakfast on the Blackstone is the best. Bacon sizzles, and when pressed using one of the cast iron presses, it doesn’t curl; it cooks evenly and crisply. The crispier the better for me! Hash browns crisp up beautifully, too. One of my best buys was the six-egg silicone tray. I use it to cook eggs, obviously; it keeps the whites from spreading, and the eggs end up nicely rounded. The egg tray is great for pancakes, too! As with the eggs, it keeps the batter from spreading (especially if the griddle is not level), and the pancakes cook up light and fluffy. I also experimented with cinnamon rolls; french toast; omelets; and sausage biscuits and gravy. All were hits with the family and will be a part of my Blackstone breakfast rotating repertoire.
Stay tuned for more Blackstone camp cook pics, recipes, and videos!
Buckeye Bonhomie 