My husband doesn't even like rice, but he requests my homemade fried rice all the time. It is such a yummy and unique weeknight meal. We typically eat the rice for the main course, but for special occasions I make it as a side to my sweet and sour chicken and cook up some pot stickers. Either way you serve it, you won't be disappointed!
Here's what you'll need:
3 cups uncooked rice
3 T. oil
2 tsp. minced garlic
1 fried rice packet
1/4 cup soy sauce
4 eggs
1 cup meat (we use deli ham)
2 cups peas
5 green onions
salt and pepper
Start your rice cooking. While rice is cooking, chop meat and onions into small pieces. Scramble eggs and scoop off onto a plate. I use frozen peas, so I thaw them under some cool water at this point as well.
When rice is prepared, heat oil, garlic and onions in your pan. Add rice. Gradually add in fried rice packet and soy sauce. Once well mixed add all remaining ingredients and salt and pepper to taste.
Note: Fried rice works great if the rice is cold to start, so its a great meal to make with leftover rice.
Also, this recipe will feed an army! It makes about 8-9 cups, so if you are serving as a side make sure you cut the recipe in half.
Enjoy!
We grew up with my mom making Fried Rice all the time! So yummy! Thanks for sharing - I'm totally putting this one my menu for next week!
ReplyDeleteYour first step is "Start your rice cooking"???
ReplyDeleteNormally recipes call for more instructions than this.
Like what do you put together to start cooking the rice with???
Sorry, I should have been more specific! I usually just cook my rice in a rice cooker but you can also cook it on a stove just with water.
DeleteThe rice needs to be cooked before you add any other ingredients to make it "fried rice".
Hope this helps!
After the one comment, I hesitate, but what is a fried rice packet? Never heard of it. Looks yummy and instructions look great!
ReplyDeleteNo i'm so glad you asked! A fried rice packet is a seasoning packet for fried rice just like you could buy a packet for spaghetti, pesto, etc. I usually find my fried rice packets on the Asian aisle and they are yellow around the edges! Let me know if you can't find it and I will try to post a picture. Good luck!
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