An epiphany struck me the other night...make fried rice from smoked pulled pork! Usually I avoid making Chinese food because I like to eat it at restaurants that do a great job of making it! Somehow, my mind found this idea in my head, and I felt I had to have it. It didn't hurt that I had some of Captain Len's Pulled pork in the fridge either! In my younger days, all fried rice was ham fried rice. Not pork, not chicken and certainly not vegetarian! Now ham fried rice is nowhere to be found. I have never made fried rice, but wanted to make enough to be a main course for my wife and myself. We don't eat a lot of rice at our place but when we do it is usually Minute Rice Ready to Serve white rice, chosen by America's Test Kitchen as the best ready rice. "Aha! I said", I have some Jasmine Ready Rice too. Scallion's (green onions, carrots, peas and 3 eggs, garlic, ginger and oils for sautéing complete the ingredients. This was so good, "Turkey" even ate all her peas!
Earl Cooks Smoked Pork Fried Rice
An epiphany struck me the other night...make fried rice from smoked pulled pork! Usually I avoid making Chinese food because I like to eat it at restaurants that do a great job of making it! Somehow, my mind found this idea in my head, and I felt I had to have it. It didn't hurt that I had some of Captain Len's Pulled pork in the fridge either! In my younger days, all fried rice was ham fried rice. Not pork, not chicken and certainly not vegetarian! Now ham fried rice is nowhere to be found. I have never made fried rice, but wanted to make enough to be a main course for my wife and myself.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Smoked, Pulled, Pork
- 3 Eggs, Large
- 3 Scallions, sliced
- 1 Carrot, small diced
- 4 oz. Peas
- ½ cup each (1 cup total) rice, white & jasmine, cooked
- enough to coat pan EVOO, butter, bacon grease
- ¼ tsp Ginger, fresh or frozen
- 1/2 tsp Garlic, crushed
- to taste Salt and fresh cracked black pepper
Instructions
Add oils to hot pan and sautè scallion slices, whites only. Reserve greens for garnish. Add garlic and ginger to onions. Add diced carrot.Move aside the sautéed items and add eggs, well beaten to pan. When scrambled, remove to prevent over-cooking.Add pork to pan and heat thoroughly, mixing in the the veggies. Add your COOKED rice to the pan, mixing well with meat and veggies. Season with salt and pepper.Add eggs back to pan, and finally add peas. If frozen, rinse first with hot water, but the peas should be firm. Stir all together, garnish with green tops of the scallions, and serve with soy sauce, chop sticks optional!
Details
Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Yield: 2 Entrée size servings
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