Kristi's Special Fried Rice

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups water
• 3 cups instant rice
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste (optional)
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1 bunch green onions, sliced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 cups shredded cabbage
• 1 cup chopped pineapple tidbits
• 1 cup chopped cilantro
• 1 cup bean sprouts
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• bring water to a boil in a saucepan; add rice and red pepper flakes. cover saucepan with a lid and remove from heat; let stand until water is absorbed, about 5 minutes. fluff rice with a fork and cool, about 30 minutes.
• heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir rice until coated in oil, 15 to 20 seconds. add egg to wok; cook and stir until scrambled and cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes.
• stir green onions and garlic into rice mixture and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. add cabbage, pineapple, cilantro, and bean sprouts to rice mixture; cook and stir until cabbage starts to wilt, about 5 minutes. stir soy sauce into rice mixture and cook for 30 seconds more.