I know this might seem lazy - and it probably is but having worked hard all week, I do occasionally hibernate over the weekend and catch up on my sleep. Avoiding all those nasty boring jobs. However, if I don't want to eat take away (which definitely doesn't fit in with the diet), I do need to eat so have developed a selection of recipes that I can make from left overs.
One such dish is Chinese Egg Fried Rice and I've got it down pat (so to speak). The secret to good fried rice is cold rice - no honestly! First, cook sufficient rice for the number of people you are feeding (or as I do, for breakfast and then a week day lunch). I tend to use brown rice but then again I quite like the texture. Drain it and then set aside to cool for about an hour.
Take two eggs mix with a little bit of water (25ml or so) and heat oil in the wok until it is smoking. Add the eggs and cook into a little bit of an omelet. When cooked set aside.
Right, now on to the veggies, I tend to add what ever I have in the fridge and this can include:
- Finely chopped onion
- Peeled/chopped carrots
- Cauliflower (very finely chopped)
- Green pepper
- Red pepper
- Celery
- Cabbage
Lightly fry this in a little oil and then add the meat (if you are not vegetarian of course)
- Bacon
- Cold chicken
- Hot dog sausages
- Left over pork
Once the meat is cooked or thoroughly heated through, I tend to add the rice and then the flavours. These include:
- Red wine vinegar or Chinese rice wine
- Light soy sauce
- Dark soy sauce
- Dash of chilli oil
- Dash of sweet chilli sauce
- Chilli powder
I tend to do this to taste and once I think everything has mixed nicely and tastes good, I turn off the heat and chop up the omelet and add to the rice.
This is gorgeous - hot and cold
L xx
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