Pork & Seafood Fried Rice

Ingredients:
3 cups cooked cold rice
1 1/2 cup roast pork
2 cups shredded cabbage
1/2 cup frozen assorted seafood
1/2 cup green beans. cut into small pieces
1/2 cup green onions, minced
4 dried mushrooms
2 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon grated ginger
2 small chili peppers, minced
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons broth
2 teaspoon sesame oil
1 onion sliced
2 eggs

Directions:
Cover dried mushrooms with hot water for 20 minutes, then squeeze the liquid out and cut into thin strips. In a small bowl, beat eggs with a teaspoon of the sesame oil and a teaspoon of the green onions. Cook like an omelet in a large hot skillet, tilting to spread the egg mixture across the surface of the pan, about 2 minutes. When the top of the omelet is almost set, flip the omelet and cook for 1 minute on the other side. Remove to a plate and cut into thin strips. In a large wok or deep skillet, heat the oil. Add the mushroom, onion, garlic, ginger, and the rest of the green onion. Cook for 2 minutes over high heat, stirring until the onions have started to soften. Add the cabbage and green beans. Toss and cook for 2 minutes. Add the seafood, the pork, the broth and soy sauce. Toss and cover the pan. Cook for 3-5 minutes until vegetables are tender but still a bit crunchy. Uncover and add rice, stir frying until the rice is hot and the liquid has been absorbed. Stir in the egg strips and remove from heat.

My thoughts:

Today is lunar new year. This year is the year of the pig, actually the year of the golden pig, which happens only once every 600 years. This is a quick and easy fried rice which can serve as a whole meal. We bought premixed seafood (squid, octopus, mussels etc) but you can subsitute whatever you have on hand.

2 Comments

  1. No better way to celebrate the year of the pig than with some great fried rice!

  2. Rachel, This looks fantastic, and my family loves fried rice. I’ll have to try this out. Thanks!