Vegetable Fried Rice

Ingredients

• 1 clove(s) garlic minced
• 2 scallions sliced
• 2 cup(s) vegetables of choice: carrots, zucchini, red pepper, snow peas, e finely chopped
• 1 cup(s) uncooked brown rice
• 1 cup(s) uncooked white rice
• 2 tablespoon(s) vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoon(s) low sodium soy sauce
• sesame oil to taste, if desired

Preparation

1. Cook brown rice and white rice, separately, according to directions. Allow to cool.


2. Heat oil in a large frying pan or wok. Add garlic, scallions and other vegetables and cook for 5 minutes or so, stirring often. Add cooled rice and mix. Add soy sauce and, if using, sesame oil.


3. Split fried rice into portions and freeze. To prepare for a meal, defrost rice portion. Heat a frying pan with a small amount of vegetable oil. Add chopped, leftover meat as desired: pork, chicken and beef work well. Add rice, mix and heat to desired temperature. Serve with additional soy sauce, sesame oil and/or rice vinegar if desired for added flavor.


4. Prep time includes time for cooking rice. Cut up vegetables and take out additional ingredients while rice is cooking.