Fried Rice

from Our Best Bites
image from Karrissa's Kitchen

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups white rice, uncooked (4 cups cooked rice)
3 TBS butter
1/4 cup red onion, minced
2 TBS green onions, chopped
1/2 TBS garlic, minced
1/4 cup carrots, chopped
1/2 cup mushrooms, chopped
8 oz. (1/2 bag) of coleslaw mix
3-4 generous TBS soy sauce

SEASONING:
1/2 TBS dried onion
1/2 TBS Kosher salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
3/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp celery salt
3/4 tsp sugar

DIRECTIONS:
1. Cook rice.
2. Heat butter over medium heat and saute garlic, onions, carrots, and cabbage until carrots are tender.
3. Add cooked rice, soy sauce, and seasoning to taste (you may not need all of it.)

*This rice has such a sweet flavor and everyone loved it. I added a little less soy sauce than it called for and let people add more as desired.

Ham Fried Rice

Recipe from Shirley Crofts

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 - 2 Cups Pre-cooked cubed ham
1 Can Vegetable Broth
1 Bunch Green Onions Chopped
3 - 4 Celery Stalks Chopped
4 Cups Cooked Rice
1 Cup Frozen Peas
3 Eggs
Soy Sauce

DIRECTIONS:
1. Cover bottom of large sauce pan with vegetable broth and cook celery and onions until soft on medium heat.
2. Add ham and cooked rice and 2 tablespoons soy sauce. Add a little more vegetable broth and spread mixture to sides of pan creating a hole in center.
3. Add 3 eggs in center and scramble. Once eggs are cooked through, mix in with other ingredients in pan.
4. If needed, add a little more soy sauce to taste and a little more vegetable broth if too dry.
5. Lastly, add frozen peas, mix all ingredients together, and serve warm with egg rolls if desired.