Fried Brown Rice

Lvs2Cook's Note:

This is delicious! The original recipe came from the Desperation Dinners column in my newspaper. I used garlic oil instead of peanut oil. You could add some cooked chicken, cooked pork, cooked shrimp or cooked beef to make a main dish.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 large eggs
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 12 baby carrots, chopped
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil or 1 tablespoon other vegetable oil
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/4 cup sherry wine
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 cups cooked brown rice, cold
• 1 -2 bunch green onion, sliced
• 1 cup frozen green pea
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sesame oil

Directions:

1. Spray a deep skillet or wok with cooking spray (I used some garlic oil) and heat on medium.
2. Beat eggs lightly, pour into pan, and cook without stirring until they are almost dry.
3. Remove to a plate and set aside.
4. Heat oil in same pan over medium high heat and add the onions and carrots and cook, stirring from time to time, for about 2 minutes.
5. Ad mushrooms and garlic and cook and stir for 2 more minutes.
6. Add the sherry, soy sauce, and cooked rice. Continue to cook, stirring from time to time, for about 3 minutes.
7. Add green onions, peas and sesame oil.
8. Cut the eggs into thin ribbon strips, add to pan, and toss well to mix all ingredients.
9. Serve at once with extra soy sauce if desired.

Reviews

[plantfreek]

Made this for dinner last nite. It's a good start altho we prefer a more highly flavored/seasoned dish. We grow all our own veggies so I went out in the garden and picked some fresh zucchini, yellow squash and green onions and diced them up evenly in a 1/2"chop. I also used Toasted Sesame Oil as it has more flavor then regular sesame oil. I added a lot of fresh garlic. The directions in this recipe are spot on-many cooks tend to "scramble" their eggs rather then cooking them to a flat dry surface. Cooking them flat enables you to cut them in strips which is more authentic and looks nicer too. We enjoyed this recipe just thought it was a little bland for our palettes. I kicked up the flavor by adding some Sriracha and red chili peppers and added a fresh chopped red bell pepper to it. There are a lot of mediocre fried rice recipes out there and this is a good recipe to start. You can customize it to your own tastes.Thanks for posting.

[JessieGirl]

This is very good. I have not yet purchased a wok, so I used a deep skillet. I also have an electric stove so I stirred almost constantly. Make sure to have your ingredients all chopped and measured out and its a breeze from there. Thanks for a great easy recipe :)

[uberivy]

This is easy and delicious, and it works with whatever spare veggies you have on hand-- I've tried it with bell peppers, broccoli, without green onions or mushrooms, etc. Great for an easy and tasty throw-together.