Veggie fried rice
- Karen
- Jan 1, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 30, 2021
Foodie excerpt - Chapter 6. A good meal is food for the soul.
“Sorry about that,” Kai said with a guilty smile, turning towards them. “One of the hydraulic systems decided to give me a hard time. All good now! Although I should probably lower the volume on those alarms, right?”
Elis looked at Brin, who also seemed to have been woken up in a start and didn’t quite know what to make of the situation. Maybe this ship really was in as bad a shape as it looked.
“Well, since you’re both awake, why don’t you grab something to eat,” Kai suggested. “I just finished making my veggie fried rice specialty."
Thinking about it, Elis was actually pretty hungry, and it’s not as though he would be going back to sleep with what might be awaiting him when he closed his eyes again. As they entered the kitchen, a savoury smell filled the air and his stomach started to rumble.
Kai hopped over to take the pan off the stove and scooped the dish into three mismatching bowls. Grabbing stray spoons from a drawer, she placed the steaming bowls into their hands.
“Careful, it’s hot,” she added with a grin.
They sat in silence, blowing on the warm food and munching on the cooler rice at the top of the bowl. The calm and playful sounds of people eating was bringing a shy smile to Elis’ face.
Veggie fried rice
Serves 2
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Total time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
200 g rice
1 onion
1 carrot
1 clove garlic
1 tbsp olive oil
50 g peas
3 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp fresh coriander
20 g cashews
Instructions
Cook the rice in boiling water or in a steamer as per package instructions and set aside. You can also use leftover rice.
Dice the onion and carrot and mince the garlic. In a large pan, add the olive oil and cook the onion, carrot and peas for 10 minutes over medium heat until the vegetables have softened. Add the garlic and cook for 2 more minutes. Mix in the rice then add the soy sauce, lemon juice and coriander until well combined. After another few minutes remove from heat.
Top the fried rice and veggies with a few cashew nuts and serve.
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