Vegetable Fried Rice Recipe

• 1-1/2 cups Rice (Ben’s original long grain white enriched parboiled rice)
• 2-2/3 cups of water
• 2 tablespoons of Mama Mary’s All Purpose Seasoning 
• ½ bag of a 12oz bag of frozen mixed vegetables (carrots, sweet corn, peas, and green beans)
• 4 tablespoons water
• 3 tablespoons of Canola or vegetable oil 
• 1 large egg

• Medium (or 3qt size) saucepan
• 1 large frying pan (or 4.5 qt size sauté pan)
• Measuring cups/spoons
• Wooden spoon
•  Medium bowl 

1. In a medium bowl, rinse the rice and drain the water three times to clean and remove excess starch.

2. Add the cleaned rice to the medium saucepan.

3. Add 2-2/3 cups water to the saucepan.

4. Add 2 tablespoons of Mama Mary’s All- Purpose Seasoning to the saucepan and stir contents with a wooden spoon.

5. Turn the heat up to the highest setting to get contents in the saucepan to boil then reduce heat to low, cover, and allow the rice to cook for 20 minutes. Halfway through (10 minutes in), stir the contents of the saucepan. Do not over-stir, as you do not want the rice to be mushy.

6. When you have about 5 minutes left for the rice to cook, it is time to get your frying pan ready.  

7. Add 4 tablespoons of water to the frying pan, then add the mixed vegetables to the pan. Cover and steam on med-high for about 3 minutes. Uncover, set heat to high, and continue to cook for an additional 1 minute or until the water has dried up. 

8. At this point, the rice should be done cooking (a total of 20 minutes).  It’s time to fry the rice.  

9. Push mixed vegetables to the perimeter of the frying pan then add and heat 3 tablespoons of canola oil in the center of the frying pan. Once the oil is hot, mix with the vegetables.

10. Add all the rice to the frying pan and stir in with the mixed vegetables for about 5 minutes. 

11. Again, create some space in the center of the pan for the egg by pushing the rice to the perimeter of the pan with your wooden spoon. 

12. Crack the egg into a bowl, whisk with a fork, then pour into the center of the pan before scrambling the egg.  Once the egg looks cooked, fold in the rice to mix the contents of the frying pan together. Continue to mix and fry the contents of the pan until it looks like the rice is well fried and ready to eat.

13. Plate the rice and serve with protein of your choice, or the fried rice can be eaten alone.

Enjoy!!