better than take out

what is better than take-out fried rice? cheaper, tastier, and homemade fried rice.

i wish i could come to you this week with an riveting or at least somewhat interesting story, but i don't have one. my cooking adventure today went like this: it was 2pm. i hadn't eaten lunch. i was hungry. i wanted fried rice. i made fried rice. i ate fried rice. i now give to you my fried rice recipe that is better than fried rice. fun side note, the chopsticks pictured are on of my souvenirs from Japan.

Fried Rice

Yield: 4-6 Servings 

Adapted from: Gimmie Some Oven

Ingredients:

3 Tablespoons butter, divided

2 eggs, whisked

2 medium carrots, peeled and diced

1 small white onion, diced

1/2 cup frozen corn

1/2 cup frozen peas
3 cloves garlic, minced
salt and pepper
4 cups cooked and chilled rice
3 green onions, thinly sliced
3-4 Tbsp. soy sauce, or more to taste
1/2 tsp. toasted sesame oil

Directions: 
1. Heat 1/2 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until melted. Add egg, and cook until scrambled, stirring occasionally. Remove egg, and transfer to a separate plate.

2. Add an additional 1 tablespoon butter to the pan and heat until melted. Add carrots, onion, peas, corn and garlic, and season with a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Saute for about 5 minutes or until the onion and carrots are soft. 
3. Increase heat to high, add in the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter, and stir until melted. Immediately add the rice, green onions, soy sauce and stir until combined. Continue stirring for an additional 3 minutes to fry the rice. 
4. Add in the eggs and stir to combine. 
5. Add the sesame oil, stir to combine, and remove from heat.
Serve warm.