Chinese-Style Fried Rice
by Stella Zedman
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With a wokful of veggies, cooked meat or fish, and, golden egg threads, this favorite Chinese-style fried rice recipe is a delicious way to use up leftovers. Next time you're cooking rice for dinner, make twice as much and use the extra for fried rice.
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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. (30 mL) vegetable oil
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 cups (500 mL) diced raw or cooked vegetables (see suggestions, below)
- 2 cups (500 mL) diced cooked meat or fish (or vegetarian meat substitute)
- 3 cups (750 mL) cold leftover cooked rice
- 2 tbsp. (30 mL) soy sauce
- 1 tsp. (5 mL) sesame oil
- 4 green onions, sliced
- Fried rice veggie ideas:
- Sliced, diced or shredded, raw or cooked celery, green or red pepper, mushrooms, carrots, bean sprouts, broccoli, zucchini, green beans, peas or snow peas, cabbage (regular or Chinese)
Cooking Instructions
- In a wok or a large skillet, heat 1 tbsp. (15 mL) of the oil over high heat. Add egg and cook, stirring, until egg is scrambled. Remove scrambled egg to a plate.
- Pour the remaining oil into the wok. When it is very hot, add chopped onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 2 or 3 minutes or just until onion is softened. Add raw vegetables first, followed by cooked vegetables (the first ones into the pan should be the veggies that take longest to cook, like raw carrots). Already-cooked veggies should be added last. Now add cooked meat, stirring to mix well and heat through.
- Finally, add rice, stirring constantly to break up the lumps of rice, mix it with the other ingredients and heat thoroughly. Add soy sauce and sesame oil and cook, stirring and tossing, for 2 or 3 minutes. Stir in scrambled eggs and green onions and stir-fry for one more minute. Remove from heat and serve immediately.
Servings: 4
How kids can help
Choose and prepare the vegetables for the recipe.
Scramble the eggs.
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