Best Fried Rice Pioneer Woman Food

VEGGIE-STUFFED FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat about a tablespoon of avocado oil in a large (12-inch) cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beaten eggs and scramble until not quite fully set. Remove from pan and set aside.Add another tablespoon of avocado oil to the now-clean pan. Add the onions and mushrooms and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes. Add the carrot, zucchini, bell pepper, spinach, and green peas and cook, stirring frequently, until carrots are tender crisp, about 3-5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove veggies from pan.Add a bit more avocado oil to the clean pan and add the chicken. Cook until no longer pink in the middle, about 8-10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Remove from pan.Add 2 tablespoons of avocado oil and butter to the now-empty pan (it's okay if there's some crispy bits from chicken still in the pan) and turn the heat up to high. Once the butter melts, add the rice. Gently break up any large clumps. Cook, stirring frequently, until rice is hot and turning brown here and there. Meanwhile, whisk together the soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil.Return the eggs, veggies, and chicken to the pan. Add the soy sauce mixture and give everything a good stir. Heat until everything is nice and hot. Serve immediately with green onions, butter and hot sauce (gochujang is my favorite).

BREAKFAST FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons bacon grease in a 12-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add eggs and scramble until not quite set. Remove to a plate.Add another 1-2 tablespoons bacon grease to the now-empty pan and add onion. Cook until tender. Add mushrooms and peppers and cook until tender. Remove all to a plate.Cook breakfast sausage until no longer pink. Remove to a plate.Add remaining 2 tablespoons bacon grease to the pan. Once it's hot, add cold rice. Cook, stirring often, until rice is hot and begins to brown. Add all of the cooked ingredients back to the pan, stir, and cook until hot.Serve immediately with fried eggs, butter, ketchup, and possibly a drizzle of maple syrup.

ALL VEGGIE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Place a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• In a small mason jar, add the soy, sugar, ginger, chili paste and garlic. Secure the lid and shake to combine. Set aside.
• Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter to the skillet. When the oil is hot and the butter has melted, add the eggs and cook, stirring, until scrambled, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove to a plate.
• Add the remaining butter and oil to the skillet. Add the edamame, then the corn and peppers. Cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through and lightly colored, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the riced cauliflower and sweet potatoes, stirring to combine. Cook until the cauliflower is just heated through, about 2 minutes.
• Give the sauce one last shake and add to the skillet. Return the eggs to the skillet and cook, stirring, for an additional minute. Garnish with the scallions, cilantro and sesame seeds.

TEX-MEX FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet and brown the sausage meat, breaking it up into small pieces. When starting to brown, add the frozen corn (no need to thaw), onions, bell peppers and jalapenos. Season with the chili powder, salt, red pepper flakes and plenty of black pepper. Cook until the vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Add the rice and stir-fry until heated through and coated with the vegetable mixture. Add the Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce and lime zest and juice. Stir-fry until the rice is just starting to brown. Add the scallions and stir well so that they are thoroughly mixed in. Serve and garnish with cilantro.

EDAMAME FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the scallion whites and bell peppers and cook until just starting to soften, a few minutes. Stir in the edamame and garlic, then cook for 30 seconds.
• Break the eggs into the skillet and stir-fry them quickly to scramble them. Add the soy sauce. Add the rice and stir it around to cook it for a couple of minutes. Add more soy sauce if you like.
• Serve garnished with the scallion greens.

CAULIFLOWER FRIED RICE

Steps:

• In batches, pulse the cauliflower in a food processor until rice-size crumbs form. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
• Put a large skillet over medium heat and add the vegetable oil and sesame oil. Add two-thirds of the green onions, the garlic, ginger and chili paste. Cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Raise the heat to medium high and add the carrots and spinach; continue to cook, stirring, until the spinach has wilted, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Continuing to stir constantly, add the cauliflower rice. Cook until the cauliflower is tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Pour in the soy sauce and stir, scraping the bottom of the skillet, until the liquid has evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes longer.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a second skillet over medium heat. Crack in the eggs; as they cook, spoon hot butter over the whites of the eggs so that the whites set without flipping. Towards the end of cooking, carefully spoon hot butter over the yolks and cook until the eggs reach the desired doneness.
• Remove the pan with the cauliflower from the heat, drizzle with sriracha, and sprinkle with the toasted sesame seeds and reserved green onions. Divide between 4 plates and top each serving with an egg.

MEXICAN RICE (PIONEER WOMAN)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the onion and garlic and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to low for 3 minutes, stirring constantly to make sure the rice doesn't burn.
• Add the Rotel, the whole tomatoes, cumin, cayenne, and salt.
• Stir to combine and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add 2 cups of the broth and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes more, or until the rice is done.
• Add more liquid as needed. The rice shouldn't be sticky.
• Just before serving, sprinkle lots of freshly chopped cilantro over the top.

ZESTY LIME (& GARLIC) RICE ( PIONEER WOMAN )

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium pan over medium high heat. Add the garlic and onions and stir around and cook until onions start to soften about 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and add the rice. Cook over a low heat for 2 minutes, stirring constantly to make sure the rice doesn't burn. Add 2 cups of the broth and salt. Then add the juice and half the lime zest of 3 limes and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes or until the rice is done and tender. Stir it once or twice to keep it from sticking to the pot. Add more liquid if needed. The rice shouldn't be sticky. Just before serving, sprinkle the rest of the lime zest. Stir to combine and serve.
• Optional top with a half a cup chopped cilantro.