Recipe: Fried Rice for One, Steamed Rice for One

Fried Rice for One
From: onyxdust
Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking
Date: 3-28-97

Here's a great way to use leftover meat.

Fried Rice
Makes One Serving

1/2 cup steamed rice, see below
1 tlbs olive oil
1 tsp soy sauce
1 green onion, sliced
1 egg
1/4 cup (more or less) minced cooked meats such as beef, ham, chicken, bacon, sausage or shrimp

Heat oil in an 8-inch skillet. Add steamed rice.
Stir-fry until rice is hot and mixed with oil.
Add soy sauce; mix well; stir in green onion.
Push rice to side of skillet.
Break egg into skillet and quickly scramble with a fork.
As egg sets, stir gently to let uncooked egg flow underneath.
Stir cooked egg into rice, breaking egg into small pieces.
Stir in minced cooked meats. Heat through.

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Steamed rice
Makes One Serving

1 cup water
1/2 cup uncooked long grain rice

Place water and rice in small saucepan. Bring to boil.
Reduce heat to a very low simmer. Cover tightly; cook 15 minutes.
Do not lift lid during cooking. It can't steam without the steam.
Remove from heat and let sit 5 or 10 minutes longer.
Fluff with fork.