How to make rice taste more interesting

Why, you fry it, of course!

Fried rice is as common as it is everywhere when you eat outside and you can do it at home too. Don’t need to fork our RM3.50 for a measly plate of rice outside with little ingredients and sometimes, lousy taste.

Here’s what I do when I felt like adding some jazz to our plain steamed rice with whatever ingredients I could rustle up in the kitchen.

It is a complete meal by itself so it is easy and no need to cook anything else. It is one of Mr Picky’s (that’s the three-foot tall male at home) favourite, although I change the recipe for fried rice all the time.

Okay, so here’s the recipe for:

Simple Fried Rice with Vegetables

Ingredients

Cooked brown rice (about 3 cups..I think…enough to serve two adults and a child)

4 tbsp green peas

2 sausages, sliced

1 ham, sliced

4 fresh shiitake mushrooms, chopped

3 onions, chopped

half clove garlic, diced

1 cup – 2 cups green leafy vegetables (whichever type you have lying around), chopped

1 egg

3 tbsp oyster sauce

2 tbsp light soy sauce

1 tbsp dark soy sauce

Instructions

1. Prepare your ingredients.

2. Heat up some cooking oil (I use olive oil) in a wok and sautee the garlic till fragrant.

7. Add in the sauces (which you have earlier mixed in a bowl) and stir to make sure all of the rice is coated with the sauce.

8. Make a space on the side of the wok.

10. Once the egg is almost cooked, just stir and mixed it all together with the rice.

11. Stir fry it for a few minutes and then remove from heat.

And…

Enjoy!

This recipe is pretty simple and is quite versatile as you could substitute the ham and sausages with strips of chicken breast meat or any other meat you fancy.

Otherwise, if you are vegetarian, just leave out the meat and substitute it with some mixed beans. Just remember to soak and blanch the beans first before stir frying it in Step 3 or else it won’t cook so easily.

If you prefer some spiciness to it, just add some chili flakes while stir frying in Step 3 and you’ll have yourself some spicy fried rice!

Oh, by the way, most of these ingredients are ‘estimated’ amount. I forgot to take the exact measurements so…heheh…you’ll have to try it out and gauge how much you need.

Why is this healthy? Well, it contained lots of greens and it’s fried in oilve oil. Furthermore it is brown rice! It is as healthy as it could get.

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