Leftover Special: Trout Fried Rice

Name: Leftover Special: Trout Fried Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons oil or lard; 2 eggs, beaten; 3 slices raw bacon, chopped (optional); ½ cup frozen peas or edamame; 1 small red pepper, finely chopped; 1 stalk celery, finely chopped; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; 3 scallions, chopped; 3-4 cups leftover rice, clumps broken down with a fork; 1-2 cups leftover rainbow trout, shredded into chunks; ½ teaspoon black pepper; Salt to taste

Servings: 4

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon brown sugar
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons oil or lard
2 eggs, beaten
3 slices raw bacon, chopped (optional)
½ cup frozen peas or edamame
1 small red pepper, finely chopped
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
3 scallions, chopped
3-4 cups leftover rice, clumps broken down with a fork
1-2 cups leftover rainbow trout, shredded into chunks
½ teaspoon black pepper
Salt to taste

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Leftover rice is perfect for making fried rice since it’s already cooked, reducing the time it takes to prepare the meal, and since a night in the fridge helps to dry the rice out and cool it down, both important attributes for making fried rice that’s not sticky or stodgy.

Anything can be turned into fried rice, but I find leftover (or just-cooked!) trout fried rice to be a real treat – especially since leftover fish isn’t always that appetizing.

Simply flake the fish into large-ish chunks and you’re ready to go!

Serve this dish with some soy sauce, or my favorite, chili oil, and watch it disappear.

Directions

Step 1

Mix the sugar and soy in a bowl. Set aside.

Step 2

Heat 1 of the tablespoons of oil in a wok or skillet over medium heat. Add the eggs and scramble them, cooking until they are just set. Set aside.

Step 3

Add the other tablespoon of oil, if necessary, and increase heat to high.

Step 4

Add the chopped bacon and cook until almost crispy. Add the peas/edamame, pepper, celery, garlic, and scallions and stir fry for 2 minutes.

Step 5

Add the cold rice, scrambled eggs, soy and brown sugar mixture, and flaked trout and cook, stirring often, for another 2-3 minutes, or until rice is beginning to look crispy.

Serve immediately. Enjoy!