Fried rice with chicken and spring onion

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 people, you will need:

• 1 1 onion
• 2 1 spring onion (scallion)
• 3 250 g cooked chicken
• 4 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 5 1 garlic clove
• 6 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 7 1 glass poultry cooking juices (optional)
• 8 400 g cooked rice
• 9 4 eggs
• 10 4 tablespoons sesame oil
• 11 Lemon balm
• 12 Pepper
• Total weight: 1,275 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
20 min.	9 min.	30 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Prepare and chop 1 onion. Set aside.
2	Prepare and slice 1 spring onion (scallion), separating the white part from the green part, which will be used separately. Set aside.
3	Cut 250 g cooked chicken into small pieces and set aside.
4	In a large saucepan (ideally a wok) over medium heat, pour in 4 tablespoons olive oil, and when hot add the chopped onion, the white part of the spring onion and 1 garlic clove. Season with pepper, but leave unsalted, and cook for 1 minute without browning.
5	Add the chicken, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, and grill to taste.
6	If you can, add 1 glass poultry cooking juices and bring to the boil.
7	Remove and discard the garlic clove, pour in 400 g cooked rice, carefully de-stemming it by hand to avoid rice pellets, and mix well.
8	Add 4 eggs...
9	...and mix well to cook them.
10	Finish by adding 4 tablespoons sesame oil, the green part of the spring onion and a little chopped lemon balm (if available). Stir one last time, check the seasoning and serve hot, on its own or as a side dish.

Remarks

This recipe can be adapted in many ways: using shrimps or other meats instead of chicken, adding vegetables, herbs, etc.

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