EGG FRIED RICE

When cooking rice,  I usually make enough servings for a few meals.  I have a fair size rice cooker so it is not onerous to cook the rice.  I also like cooking the rice in the oven in a covered pyrex dish versus cooking it on top of the stove.  Somehow when I cook it on top of the stove, the pot can boil over or somehow the stovetop gets cooked liquid over the elements.

I made the following recipe with 2 cups of rice so I halved the ingredients except for the eggs.  It is too hard to halve 3 eggs.  I used 2 eggs in the recipe.  I used brown rice.  I didn't have fresh ginger so I used dried powdered ginger.  The DH and I liked this dish and I will make it again.

Stirring the ingredients while cooking in a large frying pan.

Ready to be served.

Egg Fried Rice

INGREDIENTS:

2 tbsp soy sauce

½ tsp red chili flakes

¼ tsp pepper

1 tbsp sesame oil

1 tbsp oil and 2 tsp oil

3 eggs, lightly beaten

1 large carrot, diced

2 stalks celery, diced

2 green onions, chopped

1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated

2 cloves garlic, minced

2/3 cup frozen peas

4 cups cold, cooked long grain brown rice

DIRECTIONS:

In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, sesame oil, chili flakes and pepper.  Set aside.  Heat on medium high,  the 1 tbsp oil in a wok or large frying pan.   Add the eggs and swirl around so that it spreads out like a pancake.   Cook until it is set and cooked.  Gently remove from the pan and place onto a plate.  Slice into shreds.

Add the 2 tsp of oil to the pan and heat to medium high.  Add the carrots, celery, green onion, ginger, garlic and peas.  Cook for 3 minutes.  Stir in the rice and the soy sauce mixture.  Cook for 3 to 4 minutes breaking up the rice with a spatula until heated through.  Add the egg shreds and cook for another minute or two.  Serves 4 to 6.

Adapted from Alive Magazine, October 2011.