Emergency "Dump 'n Bake" Fried Rice

• servings: 5 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 55 minutes

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups long grain white rice (, UNCOOKED (Note 1)

2 cups chicken or veg stock (, low sodium)

1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce (Note 2)

1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine (dry sherry, mirin or sake, Note 3)

2 garlic cloves (, minced with crusher (straight into pan)

2 cups frozen diced veg (carrots, peas, corn mix, Note 4 fresh veg)

1/4 tsp white pepper

1 tbsp sesame oil

1/2 cup green onion (, finely sliced (2 - 3 stems)

Directions

Preheat oven to 200°C / 390°F (180°C fan).

Mix ingredients in baking dish: Place all Baked Fried Rice ingredients in a baking dish (~22 x 32cm / 9 x 13"). Stir, then spread rice evenly across pan.

Bake covered 40 min: Cover with foil. Bake 40 minutes.

Bake uncovered 15 min: Remove foil. Liquid should be absorbed, rice should be cooked (but will seem wet, will absorb and soften while resting).

Rest 10 min: Cover loosely with foil, stand for 10 minutes.

Fluff: Add green onion and sesame oil. Fluff rice with fork, marvel at how perfectly cooked the rice grains are. Serve!

Nutrition

• Calories: 454 kcal
• Total Fat: 13 g
• Saturated Fat: 2 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
• Sodium: 1016 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 64 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7 g
• Total Sugars: 1 g
• Protein: 20 g