Recipe - Fried Rice

My favourite recipes are the ones you can throw together with odds and ends that are kicking about in the fridge. Fried rice is easily adapted to what’s on hand. This Chinese restaurant style fried rice usually shows up every couple months in our household, because it’s exactly that kind of recipe you can whip up

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Ready in: 40 minutes

Makes: 9 serves

Cost: $16.15 or $1.79 per serve

​Ingredients 1 tablespoon Oil 2 cups Rice 250 grams Bacon diced 4 Eggs beaten 1 tablespoon Garlic minced 1/2 tablespoon Ginger minced 2 cups Frozen Peas, Corn & Carrots 1/2 cup Soy Sauce 1/4 cup Parsley diced Sprinkle of Sesame Seeds Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions Cook rice as per instructions, leave to cool. Heat fry pan or wok up add 1/2 the oil Add beaten eggs and swirl over base, once partly cooked use spatula to score horizontally and vertically to make squares Gently stir until eggs cooked and transfer into separate bowl Heat pan up again add oil, bacon, garlic, ginger cook for 4 mins Add frozen vegetables and mix well until cooked Add rice, eggs, seasame seeds, soy sauce and parsley stir well Serve and freeze some for later

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