Bill's Recipes
Vegetable Fried Rice
2 cups rice
8 cups finely chopped vegetables, one each from eight of following:
onions, green onions, green or red bell peppers, carrots, celery peas,
corn, baby lima beans, egg plant, mushrooms, green beans, bean sprouts
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons sesame oil
½ cup chicken broth
¼ teaspoon crushed red peppers
3 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons chopped ginger
pepper
1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons of cold water.
Cook the rice in 3½ cups of water for about 15 minutes, or until
almost done. If there is too much liquid cook it rapidly for a few
minutes. Cover and let sit.
Sauté the vegetables in the olive oil, starting with those that take
the longest, such as carrots and celery. Soon after you start, add the
spices, garlic and ginger. Add any frozen vegetables last. A few minutes
should be enough. Add the soy sauce and broth, then the cornstarch.
Add the rice, stir, cover, let simmer a few minutes.
Vegetable Fried Rice 2
1 cup rice
2 cups hot water
1 - 2 cups chopped vegatables: red pepper, carrots, onion, peas
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon Chinese 5 spice
½ teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1/8 teaspoon sesame oil (5-10 drops)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
(optional) 1 cup cooked chicken or pork, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
(optional) 2 eggs, stirred
Cook the rice: Mix rice, hot water,½ teaspoon salt in a small pot.
Bring to a boil, reduce to low simmer for 18 minutes.
Meanwhile, chop the vegatables and stir fry them for a few minutes in
the olive oil. Add the cooked rice and the rest of the ingredients. Stir,
cook till most of the liquid is gone. Add the eggs, stir till cooked.
Pork Fried Rice
½ - 1 pound pork tenderloins or boneless pork chops (can substitute
chinese sausage, or leave out for vegetables only)
2 tablespoon olive oil
3 cup vegatables, from the following:
chipped onions, mushrooms,
red pepper, brocalli, carrots,
frozen peas
½ teaspoon cajun spice
½ teaspoon chinese 5-spice powder
1 tablespoon soy sauce
3 eggs
1 cup rice, cooked
Trim fat from pork, dice and sauté. Set aside. Cook rice and set aside.
Sauté vegetables until mostly done, a few minutes only. Add cooked rice,
meat, spices. Stir on high heat till everything is hot, and there is very
little liquid. Correct spices as needed. Add the eggs, stirring until
mixed and the eggs are cooked, a few seconds only. Serve.
Curry Fried Rice
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 red pepper, minced
1 carrot, minced
1 cup uncooked white rice
2 cups low sodium, low fat vegetable broth (or water)
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon rice wine
salt and pepper
Cook the rice in the broth for 18 minutes.
In a pan over medium-high heat, heat the oil. Add the onion and
garlic and Sauté for 4 minutes. Add the red pepper and carrot
and Sauté for 2 minutes.
Add the cooked rice, spices, vinegar, soy sauce, rice wine. Stir and
heat.
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