faux fried rice

I usually don't get home from work until around 7, and that's too late for me to make myself anything too complicated for dinner. (Don't worry about Judd, on weeknights, seamless web makes him dinner.) Which is how I devised faux fried rice. The main ingredient is a carton full of brown rice (or white rice, but brown rice is so good for you!) from a nearby Chinese restaurant. For $2.50, it's worth letting someone else cook the rice.

Last night's version of my faux fried rice was full of green vegetables - a large bunch of asparagus, about 1/2 lb of string beans (they had a lot of them at the farmer's market this weekend), a cup of frozen edamame, and a bunch of scallions. But use whatever you have. I also really like sugar snap peas and snow peas.

Step 1: dice asparagus and string beans (just chop off each end and cut in half), and place in a large pot. Add frozen edamame, 3/4 cup of water and 1/4 cup of soy sauce. Cover and cook over high heat for 4-6 minutes until vegetables are cooked through.

Step 2: in the meantime, scramble and cook three eggs with sliced scallions. Set aside.

Step 3: add large carton of brown rice to cooked vegetables. Stir to combine. Add more seasonings to your liking (I added a tablespoon of plum sauce, a tablespoon of sriracha, a tablespoon of sesame oil, and a packet of spicy chinese mustard).

Step 4: add scrambled egg and scallions to rice mixture and serve.