Quick & Easy Recipes

Olive Vegetable Fried Rice

July 19, 2022

A one-dish meal that is simple yet moreish – perfect for your weekday lunch

Yield
Serves 4-5
Prep Time
10mins
Cook Time
10mins
Difficulty Level
2 / 5

Give eggs a rest and try this meat-free olive vegetable fried rice, which uses olive vegetables and mustard greens contained in jars (not the pickled fruits), French beans and celery. The result is a distinctive and savoury one-dish meal that comes together with minimal ingredients, and the best part? It is wholly make-it-when-you-want-it, with no need for overnight rice.

Ingredients

Steps

01.

Place the washed rice and water into the rice cooker to cook. Once the rice is cooked, set aside.

02.

Heat the cooking oil in a non-stick frying pan over high heat.

03.

Add the chopped garlic, fry for 15 seconds and add the French beans. Season with the sugar and salt.

04.

Stir-fry the French beans for four minutes until they are almost translucent.

05.

Add the celery and rice. Add the light soya sauce.

06.

Stir-fry for one minute, using a frying slice to mix the rice and ingredients together.

07.

Add the olive vegetable. Stir-fry thoroughly for five minutes to distribute it throughout the dish as evenly as possible.

08.

To get a layer of scorched rice at the bottom of the pan, stop stir-frying and allow the rice to cook undisturbed in the pan for five minutes. Once you hear a crackling sound, turn off the heat and serve immediately.

TIP To cook in smaller or larger portions, follow the ratio of one rice cup of long-grain rice (150 g) to three-quarters of a rice cup of water (135 ml) when using the rice cooker. This ratio results in dry cooked rice, which makes it possible to fry the freshly cooked rice without it turning out mushy or overcooked.

Photo: Hedy Khoo

Text: Straits Times