I am always looking for something different for breakfast. I enjoy the standard American fare, but I like to do something different just to make it interesting. With the daily grind to the office, I usually do something quick or fast food. But on the weekends, it's nice to do something different. Fried rice is such a versatile dish. You can make it with just about anything. This is a breakfast fried rice. I normally use garlic and ginger, but since this is breakfast, I thought I would forgo it this time. Use any bacon you prefer. I find applewood bacon is really good with this dish.
Ingredients:
2 tbls canola or olive oil
4 Eggs (beaten)
6-8 slices of bacon (cut into bitesize pieces)
1/2 cup frozen peas and carrots (or peas only if preferred)
2 stalks of green onions (chopped)
3 cups cooked rice
3-4 tblsp light soy sauce
2 tblsp sesame oil
Salt and pepper
Heat the oil in a wok or deep skillet. On medium heat, add the beaten eggs and season with salt and pepper. Scramble the eggs until soft but not runny. Remove the eggs from the skillet. Increase the heat and add the bacon to the skillet and cook until brown and crisp. Add the green onion and cook until heated through, approximately 1minute. Add the green peas and carrots and continue stirring until heated through. Add in the rice. Reduce the heat to medium and continue stirring, breaking up the rice as you go. When all the ingredients are incorporated, add soy sauce; continue stirring until soy sauce is well mixed and rice is well coated. Drizzle the sesame oil and return the eggs into the skillet. Continue cooking, breaking up the scrambled eggs so that it can be completed incorporated. Season with salt and pepper to taste. If rice appears too light, add a little more of the soy sauce being careful not to add too much as this will make the dish very dark and salty. Serve immediately with your favorite morning beverage.
