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Sunday, January 18, 2009

Chicken Fried Rice with 10 vegetable



adapted from a Food Network Canada recipe (see title for link)
Ingredients:
Chicken Fried Rice
3 eggs, beaten
1 tsp butter
2 tbsp cold pressed organic cooking oil
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp minced ginger
1/2 red onion, diced
1/2 red pepper, diced
1/2 celery stalk, sliced thin
handful of small broccoli florets
handful of bok choy (cut away the white stalks and slice those thin as well)
1 1/2 cup cooked chicken
4 cups cold cooked brown rice (rice must be made ahead of time and cooled or it will go mushy)
1 cup snow peas
2 green onions, sliced thin
2 tbsp chopped cilantro
3 chillies sliced thin
3 tbsp wheat free soy sauce
1 tbsp lime juice
1 cup bean sprouts
3 tbsp sesame seeds

1.heat a saute pan over med. heat. heat 1tsp butter and add beaten eggs, make an omelette. remove from pan, slice and set aside
2. Heat 2 tbsp of cooking oil in a wok over high heat. Add minced garlic, minced ginger, red onion, red pepper, celery, and the white stalks from the bok choy and cook for 2 minutes
3. Add the chicken and cooked rice. once incorporated (and rice has been heated through), add snow peas, scallions (green onions), coriander (chopped cilantro), chillies and bok choy greens. combine the soy sauce and lime juice in a small bowl, add this mixture to the pan and toss until the liquid has been absorbed into rice. add the sliced omlette and mix to reheat. garnish with bean sprouts and sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve immediately.

3 comments:

  1. Hi Lori, I've just tried this recipe today, and I could'nt find when i must add the sesame oil...

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  2. You can add a bit at the end. Or just sprinkle some on top. You don't want to heat sesame oil very much as it doesn't take high heat.

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  3. thank you Lori! the meal was excellent!

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