Golden Fried Rice

 

Golden Fried Rice

Left over white/steamed rice, unless cooked at home, usually turns hard and inedible the next day.  I freeze the left over rice in Ziploc bags until I'm ready to turn it into fried rice.

Ingredients:

2 cups cold cooked white rice (preferably short-grain sticky rice)
3 eggs, beaten
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil + 1 Tbsp. butter
1 large yellow onion, minced

4-5 cloves garlic, chopped

1 cup chopped ham

1 carrot, peeled and grated

8 fresh button mushrooms, chopped

1 green chili, minced

1/2 tsp. Ajinomoto

2-3 stalks green onions, chopped

salt to taste

Directions

1. Remove all lumps from the rice with your fingers.
2. Add beaten eggs and salt to rice, mix until rice is coated well and set aside. 
3. Heat oil and butter, stir-fry onions and garlic until onions turn translucent.
4. Add ham, carrots, mushrooms, green chili and Ajinomoto to skillet and stir-fry until vegetables soften.
5. Add rice and eggs to pan and toss until eggs set.
6. Garnish with green onions and serve.