Name: Egg and bacon fried rice
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 6 rashers streaky bacon sliced; oil for frying; a small chunk ginger peeled and chopped; 1 clove garlic crushed; 1 red chilli finely chopped; 250g pouch steamed basmati rice; 75g frozen peas defrosted; 2 eggs beaten with 1tsp sesame oil; a handful of chopped chives; soy sauce

6 rashers streaky bacon
sliced
oil
for frying
a small chunk ginger
peeled and chopped
1 clove garlic
crushed
1 red chilli
finely chopped
250g pouch steamed basmati rice
75g frozen peas
defrosted
2 eggs
beaten with 1tsp sesame oil
a handful of chopped chives
 soy sauce

Method

step 1
Heat a wok or frying pan. Cook the bacon in a splash of oil until it is crisp. Scoop out of the pan with a slotted spoon, leaving as much fat behind as possible.
step 2
Add the ginger, garlic and chilli and fry for a moment, then add the rice, peas and bacon.
step 3
Keep cooking and tossing the rice until it’s piping hot.
step 4
Pour over the eggs then stir and toss with the rice until the eggs are just set. Stir in the chives with a dash of soy sauce and serve.

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