Georgina Hayden’s quick and easy recipe for crab and spring onion fried rice | Quick and easy

Batch-cook a load of rice, cool it, then whip up this comforting shellfish fried rice This gently seasoned rice has become such a comfort blanket that I now make it at least once a week at home.

That’s quite surprising, really, given that I’m guilty of drowning most of my food in chilli crisp oil, but this rice is so delicate yet flavourful that it’s just the gentle hug I need. The key is to cook the aromatics slowly and quietly in the oil, to soften and infuse, but not colour too quickly. Cook the jasmine rice in advance, if you like – it fries…