Fried Rice with Herbs
Origin: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Source: Sara Bosse and Onoto Watanna (Winnifred Eaton), 1914
Ingredients
- 2 cups boiled rice
- 1.5 tablespoons pork fat
- 3 stalks celery
- 1 large onion
- 5 water chestnuts
- 1 teaspoon salt
- dash cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons syou
Instructions
- Fry one large onion in one and one-half tablespoons of pork fat until light brown.
- Chop three stalks of celery very fine and slice five water chestnuts thin.
- Add the chopped celery and sliced water chestnuts to the pan with the onion and fry all together until light brown.
- Add two cups of boiled rice (or cold rice if on hand) to the pan.
- Mix all together with one teaspoon of salt, a dash of cayenne pepper, and two tablespoons of syou.
- Fry the entire mixture for ten minutes, shaking and stirring constantly.
- Serve hot, garnished with meat or fish if desired, or alone.