LAZY FRIED RICE RECIPE By Alison Cheung
As college students, we all have our lazy moments. This is my first year living off campus, so my biggest problem due to being lazy has been learning how to feed myself. When it comes to figuring out what to make, I often find myself running into the problem of having no food in my fridge because I forgot to go grocery shopping the weekend before. As this has becoming a growing problem of mine, I’ve discovered out a few hacks that have helped me a lot: 1. Always having easy carbs to cook (pasta, rice, etc.)! 2. Buying loads of frozen veggies. 3. Buying eggs in bulk so that they are always an option, and because they don’t go bad quickly.
With these three rules of thumb, I’ve been able to consistently feed myself even when my fridge looks empty. The main recipe I find myself making is a quick vegetable fried rice, so I thought I’d share it with y’all!
Here’s what you’ll need:
2 eggs White or brown rice A bag of mixed frozen vegetables Soy sauce Neutral oil Half an onion
And here’s how to make it: 1. Cook 2-3 cups of your rice of choice. 2. Dice half an onion. 3. Crack 2 eggs into a small bowl and mix them with a fork. 4. In a large pan set at medium heat, drizzle a little bit of oil. 5. Wait a few seconds for your oil to heat up then add your diced up onion in to cook until they look slightly translucent. 6. Add some frozen mixed vegetables to the pot (you can put however much you want depending on how healthy you’re feeling). 7. Pour about a tablespoon of water into the pan and put a lid on it to let the vegetables defrost for around 3 minutes. 8. Take the lid off your pan and mix the vegetables around with a spatula until all of the water you added in has evaporated. 9. Put the rice you made into the pan and use your spatula to break it apart and to mix it in with the onions and vegetables. 10. Once the rice is separated, lightly drizzle some soy sauce over the rice then start mixing it in with your spatula. Always start with a small drizzle to mix around, so that you can taste afterwards to see if you want to add more to make it saltier. 11. Once you have chosen your optimal saltiness and the soy sauce looks evenly incorporated into the rice, push the rice to the edges of the pan so that you form an empty circle in the middle of your pan. 12. Pour your eggs into this circle that you have created. Be sure to continuously mix your eggs with a spatula to begin to scramble them in the middle. 13. Once they are slightly scrambled but still moist, start mixing the entire pan so that the eggs are incorporated with the rest of the fried rice. 14. When everything looks well mixed, take a spoon or fork and enjoy! :)
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