Beef Fried Rice
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Fried rice is typically very easy to make but a little hard to make it taste great. This fried rice recipes is simple and tastes great.
Total servings: 4
Calories:
Pre-Prep time:
Preperation time: 1 hour
Occasion: Any
Cuisine: Pakistani
Effort: Average
Best for: All
How to serve: Hot
Ingredients:
3/4 pound beef, cut into 1/2inch cubes
3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon soy sauce
2 teaspoons Asian sesame oil, plus a few drops
Dried red pepper flakes
1 1/2 cups longgrain rice
1 bunch watercress (about 5 ounces), tough stems removed
1 egg, beaten to mix
3 tablespoons cooking oil
2 spring onions including green tops, chopped
Preparation:
In a medium bowl, combine the beef with 1 tablespoon of the soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of the sesame oil, and a pinch of redpepper flakes.
Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil.
Stir in the rice and boil until just done, about 10 minutes.
Drain the rice and return it to the pot.
Meanwhile, heat a large nonstick frying pan over moderately high heat.
Put the beef mixture in the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and just cooked, 1 to 2 minutes.
Remove.
Put the watercress and the teaspoon of soy sauce in the pan and cook until the watercress is just wilted, about 30 seconds.
Remove.
Reduce the heat to moderate.
Put a few drops of sesame oil in the frying pan.
Add the egg to the pan and cook until just done, about 30 seconds.
Remove from the pan and cut into thin strips.
Heat the cooking oil in the pan over moderately high heat.
Add the spring onions and 1/8 teaspoon redpepper flakes and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
Add the cooked rice to the pan and heat, stirring, for 3 minutes.
Add the remaining 2 tablespoons soy sauce, the beef, watercress, and egg. Heat, stirring, 1 to 2 minutes longer.
Drizzle the remaining teaspoon of sesame oil over the top.
Serve hot!!!
