Easy Ham Fried Rice

My Go-To Ham Fried Rice

That is a straightforward ham fried rice recipe utilizing up staple veggies and freezer corn and peas. I made this rice with leftover glazed ham from the weekend however you should utilize any good ham from the grocery store in addition to bacon, diced rotisserie hen or shrimp.

You should utilize this recipe as a template to make use of up leftover substances and veggies. It’s my go-to meal when I’m operating out of contemporary produce as I nearly at all times have some onions, garlic, carrots, frozen corn and peas, rice and bacon or ham within the fridge. I typically have some frozen leftover ham too, particularly after the vacations.

It’s a tasty, budget-friendly dish that everybody in my household loves. I serve it with a facet of garlic broccoli or leafy greens or a easy facet salad. I like slightly garlic chili oil on high.

Components

Here’s what it’s worthwhile to make this ham fried rice:

• Leftover ham or common smoked ham – diced into cubes. When you don’t eat ham, you can also make this dish with leftovers from a easy corned beef recipe or some cooked hen.
• Rice – I actually like medium-grain white rice for fried rice however you should utilize long-grain, Basmati, Jasmine or brown rice if you want. Rice may be cooked forward of time however don’t retailer it for greater than 24 hours within the fridge earlier than utilizing!
• Onions, celery, carrots – I nearly at all times have these as they go into so many meals – and I prefer to throw in some frozen peas and corn.
• For flavour: garlic, ginger, salt, white pepper (that is extra conventional for Asian recipes), soy sauce or Tamari, sesame oil and slightly butter, which I like in rice dishes.
• Egg – you gotta have an egg in fried rice! – after all, omit for those who can’t have eggs.

Recipe Ideas

• Medium-grain rice works greatest in my view. Be sure that it’s cooled down earlier than including to the skillet. Leftover chilly rice works nice too, it has a bit extra chunk to it however be certain that it hasn’t been saved for longer than 24 hours.
• You should utilize leftover glazed or baked ham or common deli ham, bacon, leftover hen, diced shrimp or diced tofu for a vegetarian model.
• Recent garlic and ginger are greatest but when in a pinch, ground-up powders may very well be used.
• This can be a nice recipe for utilizing up all types of leftovers – you’ll be able to throw in numerous veggies, leftover sausage, steak, and so forth.

What To Serve With Ham Fried Rice

This dish is fairly good by itself however it can pair properly with some greens. I like easy stir-fried or steamed broccoli or bok choy with slightly garlic, a contemporary cucumber salad or a easy Asian slaw to freshen it up and add some tang to the meal.

I like to recommend slightly chili oil or Sriracha to serve so as to add some warmth.