Authentic Chinese Fried Rice

Name: Authentic Chinese Fried Rice
Ingredients: 2 cups instant rice; 2 cups water; 1/2 medium onion, diced; 1/4 cup frozen mixed peas and carrots (doesn't have to be thawed); 1/4 cup soy sauce (sounds like a lot, but it IS 2 cups of rice!); 1 egg; 4 tablespoons oil, divided

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Ingredients

2 cups instant rice
2 cups water
1/2 medium onion, diced
1/4 cup frozen mixed peas and carrots (doesn't have to be thawed)
1/4 cup soy sauce (sounds like a lot, but it IS 2 cups of rice!)
1 egg
4 tablespoons oil, divided

Directions

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["In a small pot, bring the water to a boil and then stir in rice. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and set aside.", "In a large skillet, place 2 tablespoons of oil to get hot over med-high heat. Scramble egg, stir-frying the heck outta that sucker to make sure it's good and broken up. Put it into your serving bowl for holding.", "Put the other 2 tablespoons of oil in the skillet and fry the onion until almost transparent.", "Add the peas and carrots, stir-frying those to thaw. Heat thoroughly.", "By this time, the rice should be ready; pour it into the skillet and add the egg. Pour in the soy sauce as well.", "With a quick hand, toss ingredients over med-high heat and stir quickly. \"Fry\"" the rice until all the soy sauce is distributed and the color and strength is to your liking.""