Real conversation:
Son: “Mom, what's for dinner?”
Me in fetal position on sofa: “Leftover lo mein.”
Son: “I don't want that.”
Me (inside voice) “I don't care.”
Son: “Isn't there anything else?”
Me (also inside guilty voice) “I had lunch at Le Bernadin. Maybe I should make something.”
Me (last inside voice) “I could use up the leftover ingredients from the lo mein and leftover rice…will seem like new dish!”
Son: “Well?”
Me (aloud) “OK, I'm getting up.”
15 minutes later…
Friday fried rice:
2 eggs whisked
Leftover rice already cooked (about 1 cup dried)
1 medium onion chopped
2 carrots sliced
Hand sized hunk of napa or any other cabbage, shredded
A mug of frozen peas cooked in microwave 2 ish minutes
4 scallions chopped
Veg oil
Soy sauce
Salt
Heat large non stick skillet. Swirl 2 teaspoons oil. Add eggs and let set like an omelette. Remove from pan, fold like paper airplane cut to match size of cabbage. Set aside. Add 2 teaspoons oil to pan. Sautée onion medium heat, getting a little color. Add carrot – ditto. Add cabbage and sprinkle of salt, soften. Peas in, scallions too. Stir, combine rice and egg. Soy sauce to taste.
Serve, eat-B
p.s. find the humblebrag for bonus points!
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Sounds delish!!
So did he like it? 🙂 I’m making this on Thursday all right, already in the plan!
I think this is dinner tonight…I have a meeting after work, so dinner prep time is down to nothing. I have all of this!! Thanks Betsy (and my family should thank you too)