Chicken fried rice

Method

1. Rinse the rice under cold running water
2. Combine rice and water and cook in a saucepan with lid or in a rice cooker
3. For the pot method - bring water to the boil then turn down to low
4. Once water is below the level of the rice, turn the heat off and leave covered for 10 minutes
5. Heat a wok, large pot or large frying pan with half of the oil. 6.
6. Add beaten egg and cook until lightly scrambled. Remove eggs and roughly chop – set aside.
7. Add the rest of the oil, onion, garlic and ginger and cook until lightly brown/clear.
8. Add the chicken and cook for 10 minutes.
9. Add mixed vegetables and cook for a further 5 mins.
10. Add cooked rice, scrambled eggs, soy sauce and mix thoroughly.
11. Add pepper to taste

Tips

• If fresh ginger is unavailable replace with 1 ½ Tbsp crushed ginger from jar. If fresh garlic is unavailable replace with 2 Tbsp minced.