Easy Fried Rice

• servings: Servings 6 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 22 minutes

Ingredients

1 tablespoon canola oil

2 cloves garlic minced

2 teaspoons minced ginger

2 green onions sliced and separated

3/4 cup frozen carrots or diced fresh

3/4 cup frozen peas

2 eggs cooked and chopped

1 cup chopped cooked chicken pork or shrimp (optional)

3 tablespoons soy sauce

1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

3 1/2 cups cold cooked white rice

Directions

Heat oil in a wok or nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add in garlic, ginger and the white portion of the green onions. Cook until fragrant.

Add carrots & peas, cook until heated and softened.

Add rice (and protein if using) continue to cook until rice slightly crisped and brown. Don’t stir too much, you do want to get a little bit of caramelization.

Add in cooked egg, soy sauce & sesame oil.

Garnish with remaining green onion and sesame seeds if desired.