Fried rice

Not so long ago I have posted a chicken stir fry. Of course a plain basmati rice would be brilliant to go with that but even better is this fried rice. It does require a bit more planning as I usually cook the rice the night before. Frying the rice when it is chilled, keeps it nice and crisp otherwise it would become more mushy.  

In just no time you can turn plain white rice into something so delicious, with just a few simple ingredients, offering a different texture and a nice blend of the different flavours, soaked up by the rice, while frying.
This dish can easily prepared in advance and reheated in the microwave or oven.

Fried rice

4 Servings

Ingredients:

1 cup basmati rice
1tbsp + 1tbsp vegetable oil

2 eggs

1cm ginger, grated

50gr peas, frozen

2 slices of ham, cut in little squares

2 tbsp dark soy sauce

1 tbsp sesame oil

salt to taste 

1. Boil 1 cup of rice with 1,5cup of water; after the rice is done, let it chill in the refrigerator

2. Heat 1tbsp of oil in a wok and cook the 2 eggs, stir continuously until the eggs have set (will look like scrambled eggs); remove eggs from the wok

3. Heat 1tbsp of oil in the wok, add ginger and stir during 30 sec. 

4. Add peas and ham and stir for another minute

5. Add cooked rice and stir continuously, during 3 to 4min. until there are no lumps in the rice anymore 

6. Add  egg mixture, soy sauce, sesame oil and season with salt and keep stirring for 1 to 2 min.

The fried rice is no ready to serve.

Enjoy!

Tip: If desired, you can garnish the rice with some fresh, chopped green onions.