Bill Farmer

Fried Rice

This is our version of Chinese take-away fried rice. Use whatever meat and vegetables are in the larder. Tasty meal for four

Ingredients

• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 2 carrots, grated
• 1/4 white cabbage, thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 cups of easy cook rice
• 250g chopped gammon ham
• 100g cooked prawns
• 100g petit pois
• 1 3/4 cups water or stock
• Vegetable oil

Method

1. Put a large dollop of oil into a large skillet or wok.
2. Add the onions, garlic, cabbage and carrots and place on a medium heat.
3. Cover and let the vegetables cook for a while.
4. Add the rice, meat, prawns and peas.
5. Add the water and give a good stir.
6. Cover and allow to cook until the water is absorbed.
7. Add more water if necessary.
8. It is possible to get a tasty paella-like crust on the bottom of the pan if timed just right.

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See Also

• Pea and Ham (or Bacon) Soup
• Caldo Verde
• Interesting Mash
• Vegetables cooked in olive oil
• Shoreham fish chowder

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