Vegetable Fried Rice with Bacon

Name: Vegetable Fried Rice with Bacon
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese, Asian
Ingredients: 1 heads broccoli, florets and stalks cut into 1/4-inch pieces; 1 liters cooked long-grain white rice; 4 larges eggs; 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 1 2-inch piece ginger, peeled and minced; 59 milliliters low-sodium chicken broth; 0 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 2 teaspoons soy sauce; 1 teaspoons sugar; 113 grams thick-cut bacon, cut into 1/4-inch pieces; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 1 bunch watercress, stems removed

Vegetable Fried Rice with Bacon might be just the Chinese recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. This main course has 507 calories, 18g of protein, and 20g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up chicken broth, rice, ginger, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the eggs you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

Place a wok or large skillet over high heat.

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Add the vegetable oil and bacon and stir-fry until golden and crisp, about 2 minutes.

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Sprinkle the sugar over the bacon and toss.

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Add 1/4 teaspoon soy sauce (watch out-the oil will bubble up) and continue to stir-fry until the bacon is glazed, about 30 seconds.

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Transfer the bacon to a bowl with a slotted spoon.

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Bacon

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Add the garlic, ginger and red pepper flakes to the drippings in the pan and stir-fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

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Add the broccoli and cook until crisp, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Add the rice, the remaining 2 teaspoons soy sauce, the broth and glazed bacon. Toss to heat through.

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Push the fried rice to one side of the pan, crack the eggs into the other side and scramble until set, about 1 minute.

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Mix the eggs into the rice and stir in the watercress. Divide among bowls and serve with mustard or chili sauce, if desired.

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Photograph by Antonis Achilleos

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Servings:

1heads

broccoli, florets and stalks cut into 1/4-inch pieces 1liters

cooked long-grain white rice 4larges

eggs 3cloves

garlic, thinly sliced 1

2-inch piece ginger, peeled and minced 59milliliters

low-sodium chicken broth 0teaspoons

red pepper flakes 2teaspoons

soy sauce 1teaspoons

sugar 113grams

thick-cut bacon, cut into 1/4-inch pieces 1Tbsp

vegetable oil 1bunch

watercress, stems removed

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Asian works really well 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. You could try Baron Herzog Chenin Blanc (OU Kosher). Reviewers quite like it with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 12 dollars per bottle.