Spectacularly
tasty, genuinely simple, and a breeze to freeze. You can serve this
sans meat or add in pork, chicken or shrimp for a main dish that's sure
to please.
Ingredients:
3 tbs soy sauce
5 tsp rice vinegar
1 tbs sesame oil
1/4 tsp sugar
1/4 cup solid vegetable shortening or cooking oil
3/4 pound cooked pork, chicken or shrimp (optional)
1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed
1 carrot, cut into 1/3-inch dice
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
6 cups cold cooked Japanese short-grain rice
2 scallions, thinly sliced
Pinch of freshly ground pepper
Kosher salt to taste
Make-Ahead Preparation:
In a small bowl, stir the soy sauce with the rice vinegar, sesame oil and sugar.
Heat
a very large skillet or wok. Add the shortening and let melt or the
cooking oil. Add the diced meat (if using chicken, shrimp or pork) and
stir-fry over high heat for 1 minute. Add the peas, shiitakes and
carrots and stir-fry until tender. Add the eggs and scramble just until
set.
Stir in the cooked rice, scallions, soy sauce mixture and
pepper and stir-fry until the rice is hot. Remove from the heat and
season with salt.
Spread flat on cookie sheet and allow to cool.
Transfer into ziploc bags. Press them flat and make you get all of the
excess air out of them before sealing. (By pressing them flat, they
will freeze and heat more evenly and will be easier to stack in your
freezer.)
Transfer to freezer and freeze for up to one month.
Last Minute Preparation:
Remove
rice from freezer. Tap ziploc bags on the counter to begin to break up
the rice. Put into microwave-safe baking dish or bowl and microwave 30
to 60 seconds or until heated through.