Chicken Fried Rice

Chicken Fried Rice is easy to make specially if you are using some precooked Chicken pieces. I use Perdue Chicken Breast Shortcuts while making fried rice. I suggest all of you should try Perdue Shortcuts whether it is salad, fried rice or noodles.

Ingredients 

• Long grain Basmati rice – 3 cups
• Cooked Chicken pieces – 2 cups
• Onion, thinly sliced – 1
• Spring Onions, finely chopped – 1 Bunch (separate the greens and whites)
• Carrot, finely chopped – 1/2 cup
• Cabbage, finely chopped – 1/2 cup
• French Beans, finely chopped – 1 cup
• Broccoli Florets – 2 cups
• Green Peas – 1/4 cup
• Oil/Butter – 4 tbsp
• Aji-no-moto (MSG) – 1/4 tsp
• Soy sauce – 2 tbsp
• Red Chilli sauce – 2 tsp
• Salt – to taste
• Pepper Powder – as required

 Preparation Method

• Boil the Basmati rice with a little salt and 1 tsp oil, till each grain is separate and almost cooked. Drain and allow it to cool. I cooked rice on the previous day and refrigerated it overnight. This really helps in making a good fried rice which is not sticky.
• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan and add onions and saute till translucent.
• Add all the vegetables (except the green spring onions and broccoli) along with salt and stir fry for around 5-7 minutes till it almost cooked but crispy.
• Next add the precooked chicken pieces and sprinkle pepper. Stir fry around 5 minutes.
• Add half of the green spring onions along with broccoli and stir for a minute and keep everything aside. (Broccoli and spring onions cook really fast and so they are added only at the end.)
• Heat another wok or Frying Pan and add 2 tbsps of oil/butter.
• Add the cooked rice and stir-fry for a few minutes so that it gets a light brown color.
• Stir in the cooked vegetables and chicken and combine everything gently.
• Make a hollow at the center and pour the beaten eggs. Scramble until the egg sets. Break and mix with rice. Season with salt and pepper.
• Blend in soy sauce and chilly sauce.
• Sprinkle a pinch of ajinomoto for more taste. (optional)
• Mix everything gently till the rice is evenly coated with the sauces. Fry the rice on medium-high for another 2 minutes. You can sprinkle some more pepper powder.
• Garnish with remaining green spring onions.
• The Fried Rice is ready to be served hot.

Note

• If you want to reduce the amount of oil or butter, you can skip steps 6 and 7. Instead, add the boiled rice directly without frying to the cooked vegetables and chicken.
• If you are using Fresh uncooked Chicken pieces, then please do the following:-
• Clean the chicken and chop it into small pieces.
• Marinate the chicken with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a skillet and add the chicken pieces. Add some teriyaki sauce or soy sauce and cook the chicken on medium heat till it becomes tender.