Easy Peasy Stir Fried Rice

"Easy Peasy" Stir Fried Rice

Have you ever thought about what a "waste" the left over pint of white rice from Chinese take-out was?  Well, I am half Korean, so white rice with some kimchee (pickled spicy cabbage Koreans are known for) is as good as lamb and tuna fish to me!  But a lot of my friends and family won't eat the left over rice when they are finished with whatever meat they ordered it with.  But it is so good!  There are so many things you can do with it...DON'T THROW IT OUT!  Sooo...I'm sure you gathered that I had a pint of the white rice left over from our local Chinese take-out!  So I had myself an "easy peasy" dinner to make...in less than 20 minutes!  

Step 1:  First I started out by heating up a pot...I know, I know, you would think that I would use a wok but I hate the clean up...the pot is huge and it is hard to clean...I'm sure my mother would be ashamed.  Anyway, I heat up about 2 tablespoons of sesame oil, but don't put the heat too hot as sesame oil has a low burning point.  Cut 2 chicken breasts into bite sized pieces.  Sprinkle the chicken with some salt and cook the chicken over medium heat until it is cooked through, which is about 5-7 minutes. 

Step 2:  In a separate pan, add about 2 tablespoons of sesame oil and heat it up.  You are going to scramble 2 eggs.  You'll notice in the pan that the oil will come up over the eggs but don't worry, it will all get mixed into the rice.  You are also probably thinking that I have used a ton of oil, again... don't worry, I'll address that in a minute.

Step 3:  You're going to make the eggs just like you would make them scrambled.  Then you're going to drain the chicken and add it to your scrambled eggs.  *This is where we get rid of some of the oil.*

Step 4:  Add 1 cup of mixed vegetables.  I used the Archer Farms Organic Mixed Vegetables but you can use any kind of veggies you choose.

Step 5:  Drizzle 1/4 cup of lower sodium soy sauce onto the top.  I added 2 cups of the left over rice.  Two great things about using the left over rice...1.  You don't actually have to make the rice.  Whewww, that takes more time than this actual recipe.  2.  It's dry.  It will soak up all of the chicken juices, soy sauce, and the sesame oil.  So delicious!

Step 6:  I chopped up some green onion from my garden and garnished it.  And from my garden, I mean I have two potted green onions on my deck...but they're alive, so I call it my garden.  :) 

That's IT!  I know that stir-fry can seem like it would be hard.  I think a lot of people find it intimidating.  But it's as hard...or easy...as you make it to be.  There are so many variations you can do with this.  You can omit the egg, the veggies, use canola oil if you don't like sesame oil, you can use steak or shrimp or just omit the meat altogether!  (Hey, you can even use tofu if that strikes your fancy!)  The possibilities are endless...