Fried Rice

If you have suddenly developed a 'mental block' and can't think of anything else to cook ....... good old 'Fried Rice' is your saviour.  A perfect and delectable one-course meal, wholesome and most reliable!

Quick and easy to prepare and it's best done with left over rice ....... nothing goes to waste!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Taj Mahal rice
• 1.3/4 cups water
• 120 gm pork fillet
• 100 gm french beans - diced
• 100 gm prawns
• 50 gm anchovies - washed and drained
• 2 eggs
• Dark, light soya sauce and salt to taste
• Red chilly for garnishing

Seasoning for prawns

• 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp sugar and a dash of pepper

Seasoning for pork fillet

• 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp each of oyster sauce, dark soya sauce and sugar, dash of pepper.

Preparation

1. The rice was cooked a day before and refrigerated.  Alternatively you can cook the rice early and fry it for dinner.
2. Heat up a non-stick pan with 1 tbsp of oil and lightly fry the anchovies till slightly  brown.  Dish out, drain and set aside.
3. Add in some oil, scramble the eggs with some salt, dish out and set aside.
4. Add more oil if necessary, stir-fry the pork fillet till cooked through.  Toss in the loosened rice, add in some dark soya sauce, mix well.
5. Mix in the diced french beans, sprinkle in some water if necessary if the rice is dry.
6. Toss in the seasoned prawns, mix well.
7. Add salt, light soya sauce to taste, turn off heat, mix in the scrambled egg, dish out on serving plate.
8. Garnish with chopped red chilly and fried anchovies.
9. Serve hot.