Fried Rice That's Nice

Have a treat for you today... My business partner is a health nut and also loves to cook! He has been kind enough to give us his favorite rice recipe. It would be great if he lived closer so I could get the original but Australia and Texas USA are a long way apart instead I asked him for his recipe.

So, if you want to enjoy some great, healthy and tasty rice for a change, Chef Michael had graced us with his special Fried Rice That's Nice!

All I can say is Thanks Michael....

Fried Rice That’s Nice.

· 500 gms jasmine , long or short grain rice
· 3-4 rashes of bacon (finely chopped)
· 4-6 eggs (whisked till light)
· 1/3 cup carrots(diced finely)
· 1/3 cup peas
· ¼ of a pineapple (finely chopped)
· 1/3 cup corn
· seasoning
· 3 tablespoons of canola oil or extra virgin olive oil
soy sauce (optional)

Wash rice 3 times. Takes the starch of the rice and makes the rice taste better.
When adding the water stick your index finger on top of the rice and fill the water to the first crease in the finger and place on stove.
Turn your stove on max and cover the rice with the lid until it boils for 5 minutes.
Slightly uncover the rice and turn the heat down to just under halfway.
Stir the rice every couple of minutes so it doesn’t stick to the bottom.
Once the water has completely gone your rice is ready. Cover your rice and place in the fridge for at least 1 ½ hours. This will further dry your rice out.

Steam or boil your carrots, corn and peas until they are just cooked. Turn off and leave to one side.
In your WOK cook off you bacon pieces in 1 table spoon of you oil and a splash of soy sauce if you want soy. Remove your bacon and place to one side.
Without touching anything in your WOK put your eggs into the WOK on medium heat and continually chop through the eggs. They will scramble up quickly so don’t over do your eggs. Then put in bowl and leave to one side.
Then put your pineapple pieces in the wok and cook off until most of the excess juice is gone and put in the same bowl as your vegetables.

Take your rice out of the fridge put the remaining oil into the wok and place the wok on high heat.
Put the rice into the wok and break it apart as much as possible. Continually stir for 2 minutes then add your bacon. Always stir your rice so it doesn’t burn after a minute add your vegetables, and seasoning.
A minute after that place your eggs in and stir for a further minute.

Your rice is done. Enjoy. Serves 4-6

Written by Michael Ferguson
Copyrighted 2005