Black Olive Fried Rice Food

CHINESE OLIVE FRIED RICE (橄榄菜炒饭)

Steps:

• Add bacon to a large nonstick pan and turn to medium heat or medium high heat (*see footnote 3). Stir and cook until golden and the fat is rendered.
• (Optional) If the bacon you use is too fatty, you might get a lot of rendered fat. Remove some of the fat by dipping a paper towel into the pan with a pair of tongs. I personally like to leave a bit of bacon fat in the pan, which will make the rice extra flavorful.
• Add garlic. Stir a few times until fragrant.
• Add olive vegetables. Cook and stir until you can hear a vibrant sizzling. It might only take a few seconds if the pan is properly heated. Olive vegetables contain oil, so your pan should be greased and ready for the rest of the cooking. If you removed too much bacon fat earlier, you might want to add a small spoon of oil here, so the rice won't dry out.
• Add rice. Cook and chop the rice with a spatula until separated into grains and heated through. Swirl in soy sauce and stir to mix well. You should again hear vibrant sizzling, throughout the cooking, without burning the ingredients. Adjust heat accordingly and remove the pan from the stove if it's getting too hot.
• Move everything to one side of the pan. Add cucumber. Cook and stir for a few seconds to heat them.
• Mix cucumber with the other ingredients, and move everything to one side of the pan.
• Add vegetable oil and beaten egg to the other side of the pan. Wait until the bottom sets. Stir everything together. Carefully taste the rice. The cucumber should be cooked through and the rice slightly crisped. Add green onion, stir to mix well.
• Serve warm.

BLACK RICE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add black rice, onion, and almonds; cook and stir until lightly toasted, 5 to 10 minutes. Add water and bouillon cube; bring to a boil. Reduce hear to low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, 25 to 30 minutes.

RICE WITH TOMATOES, AVOCADO & BLACK OLIVE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a saucepan. Add the onion and garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the rice and stir for 2 minutes, then add the stock and bring to a boil.
• Stir the rice, then cover the pan and simmer very gently, without lifting the lid, for about 12 minutes, or until the rice is just tender.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a frying pan.
• Add the tomato, green onions, parsley and salt and pepper and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the olives and avocado.
• Fluff up the rice with a fork and carefully stir in the tomato mixture.