Down-home Fried Rice

Ingredients

45 ml canola oil
180 gr onion
4 ribs celery
2 garlic
16 gr ginger
475 gr long rice
60 ml no-sodium beef broth
55 gr cured ham
250 gr shrimp
95 gr snow pea
2 eggs
30 ml soy sauce
1/2 scallions

Instructions

* Cut in half and slivered ** Washed and sliced diagonally 1 cm thick *** Cored, seeded, and cut in 1 cm dice **** Defatted % Thinly sliced and then shredded %% Peeled, deveined, cooked, and cut in half crosswise %%% Lightly blanched and cut lengthwise into thin strips %%%% Cleaned and thinly sliced In large, heavy casserole over medium-low heat, heat canola oil. Add onions, celery, garlic, and ginger. Cook, stirring, 5 mins. Add diced 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 medium-low 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