Vegetable Fried Rice

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Just what we all need, another Vegetable Fried Rice recipe! Kathleen

 

* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Vegetable Fried Rice

 

Recipe By : One Dish Vegetarian by Maria Robbins, page 100

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Main Dishes, Vegetarian Rice

Vegetables

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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4 cups cooked and chilled white or brown rice

2 tablespoons peanut or canola oil

1 medium onion

halved and thinly sliced

2 garlic cloves -- finely minced

up to 3

1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger

6 scallions

green parts included,

trimmed and chopped

green parts reserved for garnish

1 green or red bell pepper -- seeded and chopped

1/4 pound fresh mushrooms -- sliced

(your choice)

1 1/2 cups shredded green cabbage

1 1/2 cups fresh bean sprouts -- rinsed and drained

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons soy sauce

1/2 teaspoon sugar

Freshly ground black pepper

1 cup fresh or frozen green peas -- (thawed)

2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil -- up to 3

Additional soy sauce

***GARNISH***

1 bunch watercress -- stems removed

leaves coarsely chopped

 

4 main-dish servings

 

Don't hesitate to prepare this tasty dish even if you have to start from

scratch and cook the rice earlier in the day. The results are worth it-a

healthful and delicious one-dish meal.

 

1. Crumble the rice with your fingers to separate the grains. Set aside.

 

2. In a large saute pan or wok, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the

onion and stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes, until the onion is translucent. Add

the garlic, ginger, and white parts of scallions and stir-fry for 30 seconds.

 

3. Add the pepper and mushrooms and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the

cabbage, bean sprouts, salt, soy sauce, sugar, and several grindings of

black pepper and stir-fry for 2 minutes more. Add the peas and rice, mix

well, and stir-fry until everything is hot and all the liquid has been

absorbed, 5 to 6 minutes. (If the mixture is too dry while cooking, stir

in 2 to 3 tablespoons water.)

 

4. Remove from heat, stir in the sesame oil, and additional soy sauce, if

desired. Garnish with chopped green scallion tops and chopped watercress,

if using.

 

Variations: Select any of the following ingredients to add to your fried

rice or replace any other ingredient: cooked corn kernels, shredded

carrots, scrambled eggs, cooked broccoli, steamed, chopped greens, toasted

peanuts, cashews, pine nuts, pumpkin or sunflower seeds.

 

 

 

 

 

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