Smoky Fried Rice

21 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • GROUP ONE
  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped white onion
  • 4 thinly sliced green onions
  • GROUP TWO
  • 2 beaten eggs
  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 1 dash toasted sesame oil
  • 1 dash soy sauce
  • 1 dash white pepper
  • GROUP THREE
  • 1 tablespoon hickory bacon drippings
  • 3 cups fluffed cooked cold long-grain rice
  • 2/3 cup thawed drained frozen peas and carrot
  • 3 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1 dash toasted sesame oil
  • GROUP FOUR (OPTIONAL)
  • 3/4 cup diced cooked chicken (or 3/4 cup cooked baby shrimp) or 3/4 cup diced cooked ham (or 3/4 cup cooked baby shrimp)
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 pinch white pepper
  • 1 dash toasted sesame oil

Directions

  1. 1
    THAW frozen peas and carrots and drain; CHOP 1/2 cup white onions; SLICE 4 green onions thinly (if optional GROUP FOUR meat if used in recipe, TOSS meat in 1 teaspoon soy sauce with 1 pinch white pepper and 1 dash sesame oil (NOTE: If cooked diced ham is used in dish, no additional ingredients need to be added); SET aside.
  2. 2
    BEAT 2 eggs from GROUP TWO ingredients with 1 dash sesame oil, 1 dash soy sauce and 1 dash white pepper: SET aside.
  3. 3
    HEAT 1 tablespoon peanut oil in wok, swirling oil carefully to coat wok surface (oil should be as hot as hot as possible without smoking); ADD 1/2 cup chopped white onions and 4 thinly sliced green onions, sauteeing 1 minute or lomger.
  4. 4
    REMOVE onions with deep-fry strainer; PLACE into medium bowl; SET aside, close to your working station.
  5. 5
    SWIRL 1 tablespoon peanut oil in wok again; ADD beaten eggs; SCRAMBLE eggs lightly and quickly until they begin to puff, until just firm; REMOVE cooked egg and add to same bowl with cooked onions.
  6. 6
    POUR 1 tablespoon bacon drippings to the wok and swirl oil carefully; ADD cooked cold rice; STIR-FRY for 2 minutes.
  7. 7
    ADD 2/3 cup thawed strained peas and carrots (also add cooked meat or shrimp now if using); STIR to combine.
  8. 8
    RETURN cooked onions and egg to wok mixture; QUICKLY add 1 dash soy sauce soy sauce and 1 dash sesame oil, STIR-FRY 1 minute longer.
  9. 9
    SEASON rice to taste; GARNISH with red pepper flakes if desired.
  10. 10
    SERVE and enjoy!

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