I hope everyone is doing well. We’ve been battling some of the bugs going around atm. Who isn’t? So things have been fairly quiet around here. We’ve managed a bit of school in the past week. Right now we are covering some basic social studies concepts… community, culture, traditions, etc.
This week we read the book Everybody Cooks Rice, after which we had to cook some rice of our own. This is what I refer to as "Left Overs" Fried Rice and everyone in our house loves it.
2 cups cooked rice
1.5 cups cubed cooked meat (ie left over chicken or pork)
1.5 cups thawed frozen peas or mixed veggies
1/2 small red onion chopped (usually left over from another meal)
2 cloves garlic finely chopped
soy sauce (to taste)
Saute the onions and garlic in a large pan (wok) with cooking oil or butter. When the onions are starting to turn clear, add the rice and fry for a couple minutes. Add the meat, veggies and soy sauce. Cook until warmed through.
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Mmmm…yummy. Wish my kids would eat fried rice. K will only eat white rice and J has texture issues (real or imagined, I’m not sure). Funny though because leftover fried rice was on my meal plan this week too. Have you ever tried oyster sauce in addition to the soy sauce? It rounds out the flavors nicely without adding too much salt as soy would do. In any case, we love to learn about other cultures, and food is such a great way to do that. So hands-on and accessible for the kids.
In our house, this dish is known as “rice mess”, and usually follows a roast chicken on the menu planner. We add a couple of chopped boiled eggs, fried onions and some chopped up frankfurters to cooked rice, peas, corn and chicken and give it all a good fry in the wok. It’s actually a childhood favourite for both my partner and me, despite growing up 100 miles apart!