Fried Rice

Directions

1. 1
   Put the first 8 ingredients in a pot.
2. 2
   Bring to a boil, lower heat to lowest setting, stir ingredients to mix well.
3. 3
   Cover & ignore for 15 minutes.
4. 4
   Place the bacon and celery in a medium to large sized frying pan and cook until bacon is done and celery is tender.
5. 5
   Remove from frying pan onto a bowl/plate covered with paper towel to drain.
6. 6
   Drain the excess bacon grease from the frying pan into a bowl and scramble the egg in the frying pan.
7. 7
   Remove from the frying pan.
8. 8
   When the rice is done, put some of the excess bacon grease into the frying pan and add the rice mixture, and stir-fry for a couple of minutes.
9. 9
   Add the bacon & celery mixture, add the egg and stir-fry for a couple more minutes.
10. 10
    Remove from heat, serve, garnish and enjoy.
11. 11
    The ingredients change depending on what I have in my house -- you can add mushrooms, chicken, shrimp, peppers, beef, pork - the list is pretty much endless.
12. 12
    Sometimes I like to spice it up and add dried chili peppers.