How To Make The Best Fried Rice
Kelly shares her family recipe for fantastic Fried Rice. This has always been a simple, clean-out-the-fridge kind of thing to make with whatever you have that needs using. It makes a great side dish, or add some cooked meat such as shrimp, pork belly or chicken and serve it as a main dish.
This recipe is made gluten free by using Tamari in place of soy sauce.
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Ingredients For Fried Rice
- 1 1/2 Cups Chicken Broth
- 1 Cup rice
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 3/4 Cup Celery, Chopped Small
- 4 Mushrooms, Chopped
- 1/2 Cup Finely Chopped Onions
- 3 Tablespoons Butter
- 3 Tablespoons Tamari or to taste
- 1/2 Cup Frozen Peas
- 1 Egg, Beaten
Make The Rice
We’ll start by making the pot of rice. We like to use chicken broth for this but you can use any broth you like. You could make this vegetarian by using vegetable broth. Just follow the directions for the rice you have. For us this is 1 1/2 cups chicken broth and 1 cup of rice. We bring that to a boil and then simmer for 15 minutes, remove it from the heat and let stand, covered, while we prepare the vegetables.
Cook Celery, Onion and Mushrooms
We’ll heat some oil in a large skillet and add our chopped celery, onions and mushrooms. You can add anything you have that needs to be used up. We’ve added broccoli, cauliflower, pre-cooked carrots, spinach and even kale among other things.
Add Butter
Next we’ll add the butter to the pan. This will give the oil a nice flavor and kick the dish up a bit. We want to saute this until the onions soften and become transparent, about 10 minutes.
Add The Rice
Once our vegetables have cooked we will add the rice to the pan and stir it in.
Add Tamari
Now we’ll add the Tamari and stir that in. We’ll let this cook on medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring only occasionally. We want the rice on the bottom of the pan to get a bit crunchy, like a socarrat in paella.
Add Frozen Peas
Now we’ll add the frozen peas. These give it a nice color and also add a little snap to the finished dish.
One Egg
Our last ingredient is one beaten egg. We’ll just pour that over the rice and stir continuously until it is cooked. At this point you could add small cubes of cooked meat such as pork belly, chicken, bacon, or whatever you want. That could make this more of a main dish.
Ready To Serve
Now our fried rice is ready to serve. Everyone always enjoys this simple dish.
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Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Cups Chicken Broth
- 1 Cup rice
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 3/4 Cup Celery Chopped Small
- 4 Mushrooms Chopped
- 1/2 Cup Finely Chopped Onions
- 3 Tablespoons Butter
- 3 Tablespoons Tamari
- 1/2 Cup Frozen Peas
- 1 Egg Beaten
Instructions
- Make the rice. Combine 1 1/2 cups chicken broth and 1 cup of rice in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered while you saute the vegetables.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the celery, mushrooms and onion and stir to combine. Add the butter and let cook for about 10 minutes, until the onions have softened and become translucent.
- Add the rice and tamari, stir, and let cook for 10 to 15 minutes stirring infrequently until the bottom of the pan begins to brown and get crispy.
- Stir in the frozen peas. Add the egg and cook, stirring until the egg is cooked.
- Serve right away or hold on low heat until you are ready to plate.
