Fried-ish Rice

A quick easy dinner for a night when you’re tired and the fridge is full of leftover rice and other random stuff. Add meat, remove meat, swap out the veggies out for other veggies – you can very easily adapt this recipe to whatever happens to be in your fridge.

Ingredients

1. 2 cups of short or medium grain rice, cooked
2. Half a large carrot, peeled
3. 2 green onions
4. 4-5 brown mushrooms, stems removed
5. Optional: 1/2 cup of ham
6. A cup of shredded greens like spinach or kale
7. 2 tbsp of neutral oil
8. 1 tbsp of toasted sesame oil
9. 2 tbsp of soy sauce
10. Salt & pepper, to taste

Preparation

• Peel and mince carrot and mushrooms. Slice the green onions crosswise thinly. Chop ham into small dice.
• In a large frying or saute pan, add the oils, minced vegetables and meat, if desired, and cook over low-medium heat until carrots are soft (about 4-5 minutes).
• Add the rice and soy sauce and mix into the veggies. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Remove from heat and serve warm, topped with kimchi, hot sauce, pickled vegetables, fried eggs, toasted seaweed, sesame seeds…