Chinese Fried Rice

If any of you have followed me on Facebook or on Twitter, you know that I am an Asian food fiend.  I am constantly craving Asian food.  At least once a week, I'm headed out to my favorite Chinese place to satisfy a craving.  But about a year ago, I began to realize just how much money I spend on this habit.  So, I decided to start making my own.  If I could do it right, I would satisfy myself, for half the money (and half the calories).  This soon proved problematic as I was never able to duplicate what I was used to in the restaurants.  It would always come out gummy and such.  I would try, and fail... try and fail. 

But, I came to a success a few nights ago.  I finally figured out how to duplicate Chinese Fried Rice!  Here's how I did it:

Ingredients:

Cooked White Rice

Mixed Vegetables

Cubed Chicken Breast

1 or 2 Eggs

Soy Sauce

Lemon Juice

Onion Powder

Vegetable Oil

*I don't have a set number of how much you need to use. I just kinda threw it all in as I needed it.

Heat about a tablespoon of vegetable oil in a skillet or wok until it is as hot as it can go. Then add your cubed chicken into the pan. You may also want to season the chicken with a bit of soy sauce. Once the chicken is cooked and all moisture is out, add your vegetables.  It's very important to have all of the moisture cooked out of your ingredients before adding the rice.  This is where I've always gone wrong before. Once that is done, add your rice, soy sauce, lemon juice and onion powder.  Cook for about 5 minutes.  Then toss your rice and eggs together and cook for another 5 minutes until the rice begins to turn golden brown. 

And that's it. Pretty easy and very tasty. Enjoy!