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Dad's Classic Stir Fry

Larder Deputy Editor Faye Curran shares her dad's stir fried rice
Prep Time 35 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 1

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup jasmine rice
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 red pepper
  • 150 grams frozen peas, pre-cooked
  • 1 carrot
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp grated ginger
  • 1 pack diced chorizo or pancetta*
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil

Instructions
 

  • Wash your rice well, 2:1 ratio of water to rice.
  • Bring rice to boil, simmer low for 15 mins, remove lid for last 5 minutes and let cool.
  • Cook onion, pepper, carrot, and peas in butter. Set aside.
  • Cook meat, garlic and ginger for 3 minutes in butter. Add to peppers and onions.
  • Clean wok, replace with fresh butter. Add eggs, and soft scramble, breaking up with a fork. Add in all ingredients on high heat, and mix.
  • Add salt, pepper, oyster sauce, and soy sauce to taste. Splash sesame oil in and mix through.

Notes

*use whichever of the two you prefer, although Faye's dad likes the addition of chorizo, for a spicy Spanish kick.
Keyword dinner, easy, meat, midweek, quick, stir fry