Fried rice has become one of my favourite quick dinners

by notaverygoodcook

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  1. notaverygoodcook

    ## Recipe

    Serving size: 2 people

    ### INGREDIENTS
    – 2 portions day-old (but stored properly in fridge) boiled basmati rice (100-120g dry uncooked weight)
    – 1 medium – large onion
    – 1 medium – large carrot
    – 2 spring onions
    – 0.5 tsp Chinese 5 spice
    – 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
    – 1 tbsp garlic ginger paste
    – 2 eggs
    – 1 handful frozen peas
    – 1 splash Sesame oil
    – Any other random veggies I have to hand (e.g. a bell pepper or some beansprouts)

    ### METHOD
    – Break up all the clumps of the rice.
    – Dice the onion and carrot. Slice the spring onions and cube any other veggies.
    – Heat a dash of vegetable oil in a frying pan.
    – Quickly scramble the eggs, breaking them up (shake the pan and scramble with a wooden spoon). Take the eggs back out.
    – Next, in some vegetable oil on high heat, fry the onion and carrot (adding a pinch of salt) for around 5 mins before adding the garlic and ginger and the white bits of the spring onions. Keep frying for another 5 mins or so until the carrot and onion are soft enough for your taste.
    – Add the frozen peas at this point.
    – Add a splash of sesame oil to the pan with the veg, add the Chinese 5 spice, soy sauce, and if you have some 1/2 tsp of MSG.
    – Stir it up and then add the rice.
    – Fry the rice until it’s very hot.
    – Add the egg back in, toss and then serve with the green bits of spring onions on top.

  2. Sproose_Moose

    This looks so delicious! I’ve got rice I cooked today in the fridge, I made chow mein which is incredible, I’m going to use the excess rice and make this!

  3. YetAnotherMia

    You get +10 points for adding spring onions on top!

  4. Ieatplaydo

    Hey with the day old rice in the fridge, do you leave it uncovered in there or covered?

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