Friday, August 22, 2014

Adventures in Cauli Rice: Stir Fried Cauli Rice

     Today's recipe is another quick and simple meal. We love Asian food but eating out is expensive. Making this dish at home also allows us to control the ingredients and flavors. I normally serve this type of dish with my homemade egg drop soup. It's so simple you'll wonder why you ever bought it from a restaurant! 

Stir Fried Cauli Rice 
Serves 4-6.      PrepTime 10 mins      Cook time 10-12. 

1batch cauli rice 
1small onion chopped 
1cup peas 
1cup carrots chopped small
2T olive oil
1-2 T sesame oil
1 t fish sauce 
1teaspoon Chinese 5spice (optional)
S&P 
2-3eggs 
Coconut Aminos or Tamari. If you can't find either one of these look for liquid 
      aminos or low sodium msg-free soy sauce 
1-2cups Diced meat or seafood (optional)

Instructions
Heat olive oil on medium high heat
Add cauli rice, carrots and onions 
Stir often. 4-5 mins
Add peas, sesame oil, coconut aminos, fish sauce, seasonings. Stir well
Whisk eggs and pour them into the mix while stirring. 
Once well mixed this dish is ready to serve! 

 Egg Drop Soup

Aprox 4servings   Total time less than 10 minutes

1quart bone broth or stock 
2-3 eggs -whisked

1. Pour bone broth into a sauce pan, heat medium to a gentle boil 
2. Slowly pour the eggs into the broth while whisking gently. 
3. Some recipes recommend sautéing a diced onion in the pot before pouring in the
    broth. This also tastes very nice but will add and extra 5 minutes to your cook    
    time. 

 Thoughts 
     If you don't have a wok don't worry it's not hard to stir fry in a flat pan.  You will just need to stir more often.
    Why the fish sauce? A couple years ago I was reading about making Asian foods taste more authentic. One blogger recommended fish sauce. This little addition is amazing! I add just a couple splashes which probably equals 1/2-1teaspoon. 

 If you enjoyed this recipe, have questions or comments please post them in the comments below. 
                                                       Thank you for reading! 

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