Good With: Asian-flavored meat dishes, alone, soup
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Cost: About 30ยข per serving
Adapted from a recipe at Healthy Delicious
Nothing cures a hangover quite like greasy take out – we all know that. A good, shiny, slightly salty fried rice dish takes the edge off almost as well as those gin & tonics did… I’ve been wanting to make fried rice since I realized that I could probably make it for super cheap. Look at the components: rice, frozen veggies, scallions, soy sauce… It’s a mecca for anyone looking to stay within a budget and still eat well.
Ingredients
Makes 6 Servings
1 tbsp. and 1 tsp. vegetable oil, divided
2 large cloves garlic, minced
4 scallions, greens included, sliced
4 cups leftover cooked brown rice
1 cup frozen mixed frozen vegetables (we used Trader Joe’s Soycutash), thawed
6 oz ham, cubed
1 can baby corn
2 eggs
3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
Prepraration Instructions
1. Put your frozen vegetables in a bowl and start ‘em thawing by leaving them out on the counter at room temperature (this can be done in advance). Heat 1 tbsp. of oil in a large, deep skillet and add the scallions and garlic. Cook until tender.
2. Add rice and vegetables. Continue to cook for about 5 minutes and then push the rice mixture to the sides of the pan, creating a well, or hole in the middle.
3. Breifly beat the eggs in a seperate bowl. Add the remaining tsp. of vegetable oil to the well, and add eggs and soy sauce. Move the egg around “scramble” style until they’re almost fully cooked, then incorporate the rice and veggie mixture.
4. Serve warm!
Yaaaaaaaargh!: This was originally called “Edamame Fried Rice” because we happened to have a bag of Soycutash (corn, red peppers, and shelled edamame) in our freezer, but this dish will really work with pretty much any frozen vegetable medley. We suggest that don’t buy sliced ham for this, as the cubed ham works much better, and even gets a little brown and crispy in some areas. Also, don’t forget to make rice the night before! Every recipe we see calls for “leftover” rice, and claim that freshly cooked/steamed rice will not work.
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