GF Fried Rice

Ok, All my measurements are approximate, because, to be honest i just throw it all in a pan and keep adding the ingredients until it tastes just right.

DF/ GF

Ingredients:

2 (or more) cups cold pre-cooked rice (a couple of days old is a bonus)

Peanut Oil

Sesame Oil

Tamari

Garlic

Ginger

1-2 Egg

Onion

Bacon/Ham (optional)

Veges (fresh carrot, peas and corn, or you can even use those freezer bags of steamed veges. they actually taste decent in fried rice)

Method:

1/ Fry Onion and Bacon ( i do so seperately) set aside 

2/ beat egg in a bowl, Heat small amount of peanut oil in frypan, add egg. DON'T scramble it. instead, swirl it around like you are making an omellete until it is cooked. Take out, roll up and then slice.

3/ensure veges are cooked - if using fresh, dice carrot and cook - i do it in microwave.

4/ Heat Peanut oil (about 2 teaspoons) and sesame oil (about 1 teaspoon) in pan (quantity of oil really depends on quantity of rice)

5/ Add Garlic (about 1 teaspoon) and Ginger (about 1/2 tspn) lightly fry for about 30 seconds.

6/ add rice. I stir it around with an egg flip so i can try to get all the rice coated. 

7/ when rice is nice and warmed up add about 1 tbspn tamari - you may want to add more or less. do it to your taste. Combine well

8/ add onion, Bacon/Ham, and veges.

9/ when all cooked up add omelette.

10/ serve with stirfry of choice (this is really nice with the evil fighting stirfry, and just about anything really)

Evil Fighting Stirfry

I adapted this recipie from one i found in Good Taste Magazine.

GF, DF

Serves 4.

Ingredients:

Cooked Rice (to serve)

Chinese Green leafy Vege (Baby Choy Sum is ideal, but you can use any. just remember they all have different flavours. Bok Choy is my go-to). - roughly chopped

1 large long red chili, thinly sliced and deseeded

2 cloves of garlic ( i prefer 4 teaspoons of the preminced stuff cos i am lazy)

1 red onion, quatered

2 teaspoons minced Ginger

500g Beef - thin slices

 Peanut Oil

1/4 cup oyster sauce

1/2 Cashews

Thai Basil (optional, if you can find it its an awesome addition)

Method:

1/heat 1 teaspoon of peanut oil in large fry pan or wok, add cashews and lightly fry until brown. set aside in heat proof bowl

2/ heat 1 teaspoon of peanut oil in same fry pan, add about 1/4 of the meat. fry till brown on both sides, and set aside in a heat proof bowl. Repeat until all meat is cooked, reserve juices with meat.

3/ heat 1 teaspoon of peanut oil (thats it, no more), and add Garlic, Chili, Onion, and Ginger. Cook for about a minute or until fragrant.

4/add Beef and cook for about a minute

5/ add cashews and Green leafy veges of your choice and cook for about a minute

6/ add oyster sauce, stir it up, and its now ready to serve on a bed of rice. 

7/ if you have Thai Basil, roughly shred it up and add it with the oyster sauce

*** If you are gf like me, you may get sick of rice though its a brill go to for stirfries. I like to add things to the rice like GF stock, Garlic salt, shallots, chilli etc for extra taste, or even make up a GF fried Rice.

*** for a non GF option, subsititute the rice for egg noodles, cook to packet instructions and add with the Green Leafy Veges. This recipe did not work with rice noodles.

***Vegetarian option - try a firm tofu.

Power Omelette

No photo, I wanted to see how it tasted first, but as it is nummy i will have to make it again. This recipe is DF, and GF

Ingredients:

Olive oil

2 shallot pieces

1 small red chilli

Handful of mushrooms ( i used baby swiss browns)

1/2 cup of baby spinach

2-3 eggs

coriander

Garlic Salt

Chili Flakes

Oyster Sauce (GF)

Method:

1/ slice mushies and shallots

2/thinly slice and de-seed chili

3/ Heat a teaspoon of olive oil in fry pan and throw in mushies, shallots and chili. fry until just cooked.

4/ put a tablespoon of oyster sauce in a heat proof bowl, add in Mushroom mixture. mix and set aside

5/ heat about 2 teaspoons (enough to lightly cover fry pan) in same fry pan.

6/ Beat eggs - add in some garlic salt, chili flakes and coriander to taste.

7/ pour into Fry pan, ensuring egg covers bottom. swirl it around a little and set heat to low-med so it doesnt burn.

8/ when top is mostly cooked, spread mushroom mix on top. you may wish to add more oyster sauce ( i do, about another tablespoon)

9/ tear up baby spinach and add over top of omellete, fold omelette over and turn off heat.

10/ put on plate and enjoy with a nice steaming cup of green tea

* to meat this up add some ham or prawns

* omit mushrooms and add capsicum or vege of your choice

* for a fluffier omellete, add a tablespoon of milk to two eggs - this does stop if being Dairy Free however :)