Fried Rice with Egg

Fried Rice with Egg

Ingredients:

Leftover rice.  The longer it has sat in the cooker drying out, the better.
Other leftovers
Egg
Soy Sauce or Fish Sauce

Frying pan (or wok!)
Oil to coat the bottom of the pan

Heat the pan, and then spoon in the rice.  The purpose here is to dry out the moisture and to brown the rice slightly.  Let it go until the rice is no longer giving off steam and the grains are not clumping together.

Meanwhile, chop up onions and other ingredients (whatever you have on hand: bits of meat, tofu, shrimp, vegetables... )
Stir these into the rice and cook some more, until the onions are soft and everything is hot.

Beat up an egg with a bit of fish sauce or soy sauce; drizzle it around the rice, stirring constantly.

Some like this dish with egg still wet, others want it fully cooked.  Suit yourself, and then serve.

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This recipe is #93 in Baker's Dozen Challenge Countdown!