Simple Ham (Or Pork) Fried Rice W/Sesame Oil No Wok Needed
photo by TheShields
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 3 tablespoons sesame oil (may need a splash more to completely coat rice)
- 1⁄2 cup sweet onion (finely chopped)
- 1⁄2 cup carrot (finely cubed or medium shredded)
- 1 cup cooked ham (finely cubed) or 1 cup Chinese barbecue pork (finely cubed)
- 3 cups cooked white rice
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- 1⁄2 cup frozen green pea (thawed)
- 1⁄2 cup water chestnut (sliced)
- 2 green onions (finely chopped)
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- kosher salt
directions
- Preheat large skillet over medium high heat. Add sesame oil.
- Add sweet onion and carrots. Cook until the carrots are tender, about two minutes.
- Add the cooked ham (or pork) and combine well.
- Add the rice, using a wooden spatula or spoon to separate the rice. Cook until the rice is well coated with the oil, adding a splash more oil if needed, but don't over do it or rice will come out oily.
- Push the rice mixture to the sides of the pan, leaving the center of the pan open to cook the egg.
- Pour in the beaten egg, cook in the center of the pan until well scrambled. Once the egg is cooked, stir in with the rice mixture.
- Add the water chestnuts, green onions, peas and sesame seeds. Stir to combine and season to taste with salt.
- Serve as is, or top with soy sauce, teriyaki sauce or my sons favorite, Recipe #419060, depending on your tastes.
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Reviews
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We enjoyed this easy dish. Surprisingly we both liked it more the second day. I love sesame oil so expected to love it more than I did but it was good. Next time I would add the sesame seeds on at the end, sprinkled on top of the serving. I think I would prefer bigger pieces of onions and carrots with a little crunch left. Thanks for sharing your recipe. Made for PAC.