Recipe - Down-Home Fried Rice

3 tablespoon Canola oil
1 One half cup Onion *
4 x Ribs celery **
2 x Cloves garlic, finely minced
1 tablespoon Ginger, finely minced
Small red bell pepper ***
4 cup Longgrain rice, cooked
One fourth cup Nosodium beef broth ****
1/8 pound Cured ham %
1 pound Shrimp %%
One fourth pound Snow pea %%%
2 x Eggs
2 tablespoon Soy sauce
One half cup Scallions %%%%

* Cut in half and slivered ** Washed and cut or sliced up diagonally 1/4" thick ***
Cored, seeded, and cut in 1/4" dice **** Defatted % Thinly cut or sliced up and then
shredded %% Peeled, deveined, cooked, and cut in half crosswise %%% Lightly
blanched and cut lengthwise into thin strips %%%% Cleaned and thinly cut or sliced up

In large, heavy casserole over mediumlow heat, heat canola oil. Add
onions, celery, garlic, and ginger. Cook, stirring, 5 mins. Add minced red
pepper; cook 3 mins. Add rice, broth, and ham; cook 2 mins, stirring
ingredients to mix. Add shrimp and snow peas. Cook 1 min longer. Remove
from heat.

In bowl, beat eggs and soy sauce together. Push rice to sides of casserole,
making well in center. Return casserole to mediumlow heat; pour egg
mixture into well. Stir with fork for about 1 min, until eggs are just set.
Gently fold into rice. Heat through and stir in scallions. Serve
immediately.

PER SERVING: calories 288, fat 6g, cholesterol 145mg

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