05/23/2026
What's for Dinner? All ingredients can be found in the store.
Special Fried Rice:
Ingredients:
2 teaspoons canola oil, plus more as needed
(I actually use a garlic and butter mixture)
2 large eggs
½ teaspoon water
1 teaspoon sesame oil
½ onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
¼ cup frozen peas and carrots, thawed and patted dry with paper towel
2 cups cold cooked jasmine rice
1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce, or to taste (Optional)
2 teaspoons light soy sauce
½ teaspoon white sugar
½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
½ teaspoon ground white pepper, or to taste
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro, or to taste (Optional)
4 tablespoons chopped green onion, or to taste, divided
1 cucumber (Optional)
Directions:
Heat 2 teaspoons canola oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat until smoking. Beat eggs and water together in a bowl until smooth, then pour into the skillet. Cook eggs in hot oil briefly to begin to firm, then scramble lightly with a wooden spoon until cooked and shiny, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove cooked eggs to a plate.
Pour 1 teaspoon sesame oil into the same skillet. Add enough canola oil to cover the cooking surface and heat to smoking. Sauté onion and garlic in hot oils until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes; add peas and carrots and cook until hot, 1 to 2 minutes more. Return cooked eggs to the skillet.
Gradually add rice to the skillet, tossing chunks to break into individual grains and mixing with vegetables; cook and stir until rice starts to turn a light brown color and is completely hot, 2 to 3 minutes.
Stir Sriracha sauce, soy sauce, sugar, salt, and white pepper, into rice mixture; continue to cook and stir until rice grains no longer stick together, 2 to 3 minutes more. Remove the skillet from heat. Sprinkle cilantro and 2 tablespoons green onion over rice; toss to mix.
Peel cucumber skin with a vegetable shredder to create a ragged design on the outside. Slice cucumber diagonally and arrange in a circle around a serving platter. Serve fried rice in the middle of the platter; top with remaining 2 tablespoons green onion and additional white pepper.
Pairs well with Teriyaki chicken and Mela Coconut water.
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/241560/special-fried-rice/