Stir Fry w/ Bell Pepper & Bulb Onion
This pepper fried rice consists of red bell pepper, banana pepper, bulb onion, and ginger with tamari and rice vinegar. Fried rice is a great recipe to mix and match your own produce and seasoning. Some staple ingredients include peas and carrots. Although you can use whatever fruits and vegetables that you have on hand or suit your own personal tastes and preferences
Equipment
- Rice Cooker
- Skillet
- Stovetop
- Small Bowl
Ingredients
- 4 oz. brown rice (or rice of choice)
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 banana pepper sliced
- 1 bulb onion minced
- 2 tsp. ginger minced
- 2 tbsp. tamari
- 2 tbsp. rice vinegar
Instructions
Cook Rice
- Cook rice according to the manufacturer's instructions. I have a basic article on What’s the Difference Between Types of Rice? with the difference between types of rice (white rice, brown rice, etc.), size of rice (short-grain, long-grain, etc.), varieties of rice (Arborio, Jasmine, etc.), what rice works with what dishes (paella, sushi, etc.), and a table at the bottom of the page with rice-to-water ratios for both the white and brown versions of rice. As well as another article on The Fundamentals of Cooking Rice.The basic ratio of white rice-to-water is 1:1 or 1:1½, for a softer feel. Brown rice tends to be 1:2. Fried rice tends to use a medium-grain white rice. I tend to opt for a brown rice with most things. Although you can use a variety of rice for this dish and it'll still turn out. Brown rice takes about 45 minutes in a rice cooker.
Fried Rice
- Preheat a skillet on high heat.It can help to cool the rice during this time as cold rice tends not to stick together as much as heated rice. This is entirely optional. Although leftover rice reheats well at this point if you want to turn it into fried rice later.
- Add produce to the skillet with a splash of high heat oil. Let fry, stirring occasionally, until it begins to brown, about 15 minutes.
- Add rice to the skillet and let fry for about 3 minutes and then flip.
- Meanwhile, whisk the eggs in a separate bowl. Slowly pour the eggs over the skillet. It can help to pour it over chopsticks or the handle of a fork in order to break up the flow of the eggs.The goal is to get small portions of egg interspersed into the dish. This is the opposite of scrambling an egg for most other meals, where the goal is to have large, fluffy eggs. With fried rice, it's more about the rice than the egg.
- Serve immediately.
Tips, Tricks, & Notes
- For a more more information on cooking rice, I have an entire article on The Fundamentals of Cooking Rice. Rice is surprisingly more difficult to cook in a rice cooker than the name would suggest and there are a multitude of simple solutions for common problems, like overcooking and becoming mushy or drying out. There are also some solutions for remedying these issues after the fact, instead of starting over.