Breakfast Fried Rice

Name: Breakfast Fried Rice
Ingredients: 6 Tablespoons Bacon Grease Or Butter, For Frying, Divided; 3 whole Large Eggs, Beaten; 1/2 Small Onion, Finely Chopped; 4 ounces, weight Button Mushrooms, Sliced; 1 Green Bell Pepper, Chopped; Salt And Pepper, to taste; 1 pound Breakfast Sausage; 4 cups Cold, Cooked Rice; 1/4 teaspoons Dried Sage; Fried Eggs, For Serving

10 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

6 Tablespoons Bacon Grease Or Butter, For Frying, Divided
3 whole Large Eggs, Beaten
1/2 Small Onion, Finely Chopped
4 ounces, weight Button Mushrooms, Sliced
1 Green Bell Pepper, Chopped
Salt And Pepper, to taste
1 pound Breakfast Sausage
4 cups Cold, Cooked Rice
1/4 teaspoons Dried Sage
Fried Eggs, For Serving

Directions

1

Melt 2 tablespoons bacon grease in a 12-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add eggs and scramble until not quite set. Remove to a plate.
2

Add another 1-2 tablespoons bacon grease to the now-empty pan and add onion. Cook until tender. Add mushrooms and peppers and cook until tender. Remove all to a plate.
3

Cook breakfast sausage until no longer pink. Remove to a plate.
4

Add remaining 2 tablespoons bacon grease to the pan. Once it's hot, add cold rice. Cook, stirring often, until rice is hot and begins to brown. Add all of the cooked ingredients back to the pan, stir, and cook until hot.
5

Serve immediately with fried eggs, butter, ketchup, and possibly a drizzle of maple syrup.