Day 278 - Mar 22
Recently friends at LifeChurch.tv had their first baby and I volunteered to deliver dinner to them tomorrow. I made chicken fried rice from a family recipe my mom made super-simple. I though I’d share it with everyone who wants an easy but tasty meal.
Ingredients
3 eggs, beaten
2 cans or two cooked, chopped chicken breasts
4 cups cooked rice, white or brown
1 1/2 cups frozen peas, thawed
1 1/2 cups chopped carrots (or use frozen peas and carrots, thawed and skip the peas above)
1/2 cup chopped onion
2-3 tablespoons soy sauce
2-3 tablespoons oyster sauce
fresh garlic to taste
Cook the rice and set to the side. Heat up a little olive oil in a deep frying pan or wok and stir in the beaten eggs, add 1 tbsp of the soy sauce and 1 tbsp of the oyser sauce. Cook most of the way through and add the onion and garlic. Cook on low for about 2 minutes, then add the peas and carrots. Let all of this get heated through and add the chicken, again let it get heated through. Add about half of the rice, then the remaining 2 tbsp of soy sauce and oyster sauce - mixing well. When the sauce is dispersed through the rice, add the remaining rice and continue to mix. Let it all heat together for a few minutes (2-3) and then serve. It’s easy, cheap, quick and yummy and you can usually find all you need in the pantry. If you prefer other vegetables to peas and carrots, mushrooms, broccoli, and even zucchini make a good substitute.
