Vegetable Fried Rice

Simple and tasty rice dish.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  cup basmati rice
• 1  tomatoes (seeded and cores removed)
• 1  shallot
• 1  green onions or 1  scallion
• 1  sweet red pepper (seeded)
• 3  tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or 3  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 3  eggs (beaten)
• 1  garlic clove (diced)
• 1  tablespoon soy sauce
• 2  bay leaves
•  black pepper

Directions

1. Boil two cups of water with bay leaves; rinse the rice and add to the boiling water; discard the bay leaves; cook the rice in a lower heat until tender and let the rice absorbs the water.
2. Meantime, chop all the vegetables;.
3. With one tablespoon of oil lightly cook and scramble the eggs;.
4. In a separate pan sauté the shallot, green onions, garlic, sweet peppers, with two tablespoon of oil.
5. Combine the sauté vegetables, tomatoes, soy sauce and black pepper with the rice; stir-fry for five minutes or until the rice is well covered.
6. Add the scrambled eggs to the rice, mix it well and serve it hot.