Nat's Special Fried Rice

Wow, what a busy couple of weeks! Preparing for a conference is always a lot of work...especially when I can't help but revise my poster 50 times. But, all the work has paid off because the poster came out great and now Ramesh and I can focus on getting ready to go to New Orleans for the AMS annual meeting! We absolutely can't wait to enjoy some warm weather, maybe a thunderstorm or two, and of course, eat some amazing food.

This week I thought I'd post my fried rice recipe so Suz and Jerome have something to cook in their brand new wok! :)

Nat's Special Fried Rice

Cook rice before starting veggies (1 cup of rice will make 2 batches of stir fry). I like to use basmati rice. Basmati rice can be expensive, so be sure to check out your local ethnic stores for the best prices. We can buy a 15lb. bag from the middle eastern store here in town for about $25 - what a deal!!

Veggies:

1/2 onion, chopped
4 green onions, chopped
5 mushrooms, sliced
1 carrot, peeled and sliced
1/2 pack bean sprouts
1/3 pack snow peas
1/3 pack broccoli

Stir fry veggies in the following ingredients:

2 Tbsp sesame oil
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp fish sauce
1 spoon garlic paste
1 spoon ginger paste
1 spoon sambol olek

When veggies are desired texture, scramble an egg in the same pan as the veggies. Mix together. Stir fry with about 1/2 cup of rice.

ENJOY!