Almost Classic Pork Fried Rice

Name: Almost Classic Pork Fried Rice
Prep time: 24 min
Cook time: 24 min
Total time: 24 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese, Asian
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 118 milliliters chopped carrot; 118 milliliters chopped celery; 710 milliliters cooked, chilled long-grain brown rice; 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil; 1 large egg; 473 milliliters fresh bean sprouts; 2 Tbsps minced peeled fresh ginger; 2 Tbsps minced garlic; 118 milliliters chopped green onion bottoms (white part); 237 milliliters chopped green onion tops; 1 teaspoons kosher salt, divided; 3 Tbsps lower-sodium soy sauce; 3 Tbsps mirin; 2 Tbsps peanut oil or olive oil, divided; 227 grams boneless pork loin chop, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 59 milliliters canned diced water chestnuts, rinsed and drained

The recipe Almost Classic Pork Fried Rice is ready in about 24 minutes and is definitely an excellent gluten free and dairy free option for lovers of Chinese food. This recipe serves 4. This main course has 416 calories, 21g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of ginger, carrot, mirin, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the fresh ginger you could follow this main course with the Fresh Ginger Cookies as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.

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Add 1 tablespoon peanut oil to pan, swirling to coat.

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Sprinkle 1/8 teaspoon salt over pork.

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Add pork to pan, and saut for 2 minutes or until browned on all sides.

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Remove pork from pan.

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Pork

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Add carrot and celery to pan, and saut for 2 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring frequently.

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Celery

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Add carrot mixture to the pork.

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Add remaining 1 tablespoon peanut oil to pan, swirling to coat. Stir in green onion bottoms, garlic, and ginger; cook for 15 seconds, stirring constantly.

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Add rice, stirring well to coat rice with oil; cook, without stirring, for 2 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Stir rice mixture, and cook, without stirring, an additional 2 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Make a well in center of rice mixture.

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Add egg; stir-fry for 30 seconds or until soft-scrambled, stirring constantly.

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Return the pork mixture to pan. Stir in mirin, and cook for 1 minute or until mirin is absorbed. Stir in the remaining 3/8 teaspoon salt, soy sauce, sesame oil, and pepper.

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Remove from heat, and stir in bean sprouts and water chestnuts.

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Bean Sprouts

Sprinkle with green onion tops.

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Servings:

0teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper 118milliliters

chopped carrot 118milliliters

chopped celery 710milliliters

cooked, chilled long-grain brown rice 1teaspoon

dark sesame oil 1large

egg 473milliliters

fresh bean sprouts 2Tbsps

minced peeled fresh ginger 2Tbsps

minced garlic 118milliliters

chopped green onion bottoms (white part)237milliliters

chopped green onion tops 1teaspoons

kosher salt, divided 3Tbsps

lower-sodium soy sauce 3Tbsps

mirin 2Tbsps

peanut oil or olive oil, divided 227grams

boneless pork loin chop, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 59milliliters

canned diced water chestnuts, rinsed and drained

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Asian can be paired with Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. One wine you could try is Essay Chenin Blanc Blend. It has 4.7 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 12 dollars.