fried rice, so nice

Twas the night before Thanksgiving holiday, when all through the fridge, we had leftovers to get rid of... so I made fried rice.

Amy snacked and helped, and Jonah made his own daily stew (which is a whole other post for another time).

Here were the ingredients that went into the fried rice:
2-3 cups cooked rice*
2 eggs
Caramelized onions*
Sauteed mushrooms*
Sauteed Italian sausage*
Blanched kale*
Soy sauce
Sriracha
Lemon juice
Pepper

* I have started this new eating method where I cook a bunch of ingredients, each by themselves, and store them in separate containers. Then whenever I make a dish, I use different combinations of those cooked ingredients - this way I'm not eating the same thing all the time. In any case, these were the ingredients I had leftover, which means you could use anything that you have.

The eggs and rice were mixed together, so the grains were all coated in egg and could be stir-fried to come out separate and chewy, instead of an integrated mush. It's also important to have a well-oiled (in this case, bacon-greased) pan, with enough space to accommodate everything you're putting in it, for optimal stir-frying.

Not only did I get to use up all of my leftovers, I made something good enough that Amy kept scavenging bites (always a good sign) and Jonah even ventured a taste (?!).

Here I am eating it for lunch the next day.



Happy Thanksgiving all!