Fried rice was always a popular choice among customers at our former restaurants. Its versatility and ease of preparation make it a favorite dish, whether made with a few or numerous ingredients. Common additions to fried rice include chicken, beef, pork, mushrooms, shrimp, and a variety of diced vegetables.

For maximum flavor, the rice should be "day old" (made and refrigerated for at least 12 hours), but fresh rice can also be used.

Recipe Type: Korean, Fried, Rice, Meat, Vegetable
Servings: 4

Ingredients:

4 cups cold cooked rice (Korean "sticky" rice preferred)
1/4 pound beef
1 each small/medium carrot
1 each medium russet potato or 2 small/medium red potato
1 each small zuchinni
1 each small onion
6 each cloves garlic
2 each green/spring onions or scallion
2 each eggs
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon sesame oil
cooking oil

Options
Pork
Beef
Bacon
Sausage
Green Beans
Corn
Peas
Carrot
Anything else that tastes good

Directions:

Cut meat into thin strips no longer than 1 1/2 inches.
Wash, peel, and rinse all vegetables.
Slice and cube carrot (small cubes, about 1/4 inch), potato, onion, and zuchinni.
Thin slice garlic cloves from top to bottom.
Trim top and bottom of green/spring onion, then finely chop.
Break up clumped rice with fork or chopsticks.

Cooking
Preheat wok/stir fry pan, using a sesame/soy blended cooking oil.
Add your meat, sliced garlic, and a drizzle of soy sauce first, stir fry until lightly browned (about one minute to start the smoky flavor).
Add potato, carrot, zuchinni, and onion, stir fry for two to three minutes.
Add rice, sprinkle with black pepper, and stir fry for about two to three minutes.
Scoot rice to the side and crack eggs into the empty side, crack the yolks and stir two or three times, spreading streamers of yolk throughout the white. Rock the pan slightly to thin and spread the egg over the empty side.
When the egg has nearly cooked through (less than a minute) bring the rice back over the egg, add the sesame oil and remaining soy sauce, and stir fry about four more minutes.

Serve
Plate and serve with kimchi and a couple of banchan dishes. Korean beer, Makgeolli, or corn tea go well with fried rice.