Chinese pork fried rice

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2tablespoonsOil
1smallOnion; diced
1Clove Garlic; minced
cupFresh Mushrooms; sliced
6Waterchestnuts; sliced
cupFrozen Peas; thawed and drained
3cupsCold Cooked Rice
½cupPork Or Chicken; cooked and diced
Freshly Ground Black Pepper; to taste
2tablespoonsSoy Sauce
1tablespoonOil
2Eggs; beaten
1Scallion With Green Top; finely chopped

Directions

Stir-fry onion and garlic in hot oil in nonstick pan until onion is limp and golden, about 2 minutes. Add mushrooms, water chestnuts, and peas, stir-fry 2 minutes more. Add rice and stir-fry until rice is hot and well mixed with vegetables. Add pork or chicken; season with black pepper and soy sauce. Cook, stirring, until hot.

Move rice to one side of pan; heat additional oil. Add beaten eggs; allow eggs to begin to set before blending with rice. When blended, add scallion; mix 1 minute. Serve immediately.

NOTES : This is probably the most popular Chinese dish in Amercia. An excellent way to use leftover cooked rice as well as bits of meat, poultry, and vegetables.

Recipe by: The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook by Betty L. Torre Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 449 by James and Susan Kirkland <kirkland@...> on Jan 04, 1998