Gluten-Free Fried Rice
Stop feeling deprivation for the foods you think you cannot eat anymore - create your own version and enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 - 1½ cup cooked rice (brown or basmati rice works well)
- 2 carrots, sliced thinly
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¾ cup frozen peas, defrosted
- 2-3 T tamari (GF soy sauce)
- ¼ cup water (if needed)
- 1-2 T olive oil
Other optional additives: diced cooked chicken, scrambled egg, Bok choy chopped small
Instructions
- Cook the rice according to directions.
- Peel and slice the carrots, and dice the onion.
- Add the onion to a large skillet with 1 T olive oil. Sauté the onion for a few minutes on medium heat.
- Add the sliced carrot and stir fry for about 5 minutes, to soften the carrots.
- Add the minced garlic to the pan and stir around.
- Add the peas and cook all together for a few minutes.
- Add 2 T tamari to the pan and stir all together.
- Slowly fold in the rice to the veggies mixture, add more tamari as needed.
- If the rice is dry you can add a little water to help blend all together.
- If adding in the chicken or scrambled egg, do so now.
- Stir everything together to coat all with the sauce.
- Serve with your favorite Chinese dishes or chicken, steak meals. Or simply enjoy it alone.