Fried Rice Recipes

Fried Rice

We usually eat this as a main course, but it would also make a great side dish. We usually add Chinese BBQ pork, but it is a tasty vegetarian dish without it. My son requests Fried Rice often.

Ingredients:

• 6 cups cooked brown rice, cooled
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/8 plus 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 4 tsp. vegetable oil
• 2 cups chopped yellow onion
• 1 (8 oz.) pkg. mung beans (bean sprouts), rinsed and patted dry
• 1 lb. Chinese BBQ pork, diced
• 1 cup grated carrot
• 1 cup chopped green onion
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped snow peas
• 1 tsp. minced garlic
• 3 Tbsp. soy sauce, or more to taste
• 1 Tbsp. sesame oil

Directions:

Cook and cool brown rice (we usually make extra earlier in the week and save it for this).

In a small mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, 1/4 tsp. salt, and 1/8 tsp. pepper.

Heat 2 tsp. vegetable oil in a Wok over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add eggs and scramble, stirring constantly with a nonstick spoon or spatula. Break up the eggs into little pieces with the back of the spoon. Transfer the eggs to a bowl and set aside.

Increase the heat to medium-high and add the remaining 2 tsp. vegetable oil. Add onion, bean sprouts, remaining 1 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.

Add the pork, carrots, green onions, peas, celery, snow peas, and garlic, and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.

Add the cooled rice and cook, stirring constantly, for 4 minutes.

Return the scrambled eggs to the wok, and add the soy sauce and sesame oil. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

Serve immediately.

Source: Started with the Emeril Lagasse, "Waiter, There's a Chef in my Soup" Another Notch Fried Rice recipe and modified it over the years.

By Stephanie from Hillsboro, OR

Simple Fried Rice

Ingredients

• 3 slices bacon
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 1 cup cooked rice
• 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten

Directions

Fry bacon until crisp, remove bacon. With drippings, stir-fry onion for 2 minutes. Add cold cooked rice; stir fry 7-8 minutes. Add soy sauce, water, crumbled bacon; reduce heat. Pour eggs on top of rice and stir-fry 3 minutes, or until egg is cooked. May be doubled.

By Robin from Washington, IA

Fried Rice

Ingredients

• 3 cups rice, cooked, cold
• 1 cup celery, cut diagonally
• 1 small can mushrooms (stems and pieces)
• 1/2 cup minced green onion
• 1 1/2 lb. cubed pork or shrimp, cooked
• 2 eggs
• 4 Tbsp. peanut oil
• 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp. sugar

Directions

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in skillet. Stir fry 2 eggs in oil. Add celery, onions, mushrooms and pork or shrimp with remaining 2 tablespoons oil in skillet. Keep at medium heat and let ingredients fry and steam in oil. When hot and steaming, add cooked rice, soy sauce, and sugar. Stir carefully, mixing all ingredients. Serve hot and steaming.

By Robin from Washington, IA