Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Fried Rice


Ingredients: 
2 cups uncooked long-grain rice
2 cups water
1/2 - 3/4 cup chicken stock
Thick slices of ham, cubed
1 cup frozen peas and/or green beans
3 eggs
3 - 4 tablespoons canola oil, divided
Salt and pepper to taste (about 1/4 tsp salt and a dash of pepper is what I used)
3 tablespoons soy sauce, divided

Directions: 

  1. Cook rice. It should be a tad on the crunchy side. (Bring rice and water to a boil, cover and reduce heat to low, cook for about 20 minutes, until the water is all absorbed. Or, just use a rice cooker.) Let your rice cool completely. 
  2. Heat a wok over high heat with 1 tbs. of oil. In a small bowl, beat eggs with 1 tbs. of soy sauce. Add egg mixture to wok and scramble until cooked. Add ham and veggies and fry (for about 1 or 2 minutes)
  3. Remove omelet from wok. Clean the wok out a bit so the leftover egg doesn't burn while you're heating up your wok and oil again. Add remaining oil to the wok and heat over high heat until it is very hot. Add cold rice to the wok and stir to coat every grain. 
  4. Slowly add the chicken stock to the rice a little bit at a time to give the rice a chance to soak up the liquid. Don't add too much (it will make the rice sticky). 
  5. Stir fry for a while, stirring constantly until there is no liquid left, then chop up your omelet and add it, along with the remaining soy sauce and salt and pepper. Stir. Turn off heat and enjoy! 


Modified from this source

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