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Fried rice

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Recipe highlights Serves: 6

  • Good source of folate
  • Store covered in fridge (under 5°C)
  • Dairy free

Ingredients

  • 500 g cold cooked rice
    1 tablespoon canola or olive oil
    155 g lean bacon or ham, chopped, or
    185 g lean pork or chicken, or
    125 g prawn, crab meat or crayfish
    125 g mushrooms
    60 g bamboo shoots, or
    60 g beanshoots, optional
    60 g cooked fresh or uncooked frozen peas
    2 tablespoons spring onions
    2 eggs
    1 tablespoon salt reduced soy sauce
    1 X 125g can whole kernel sweetcorn
    2 stalks celery, fined chopped
    1 red or green capsicum, chopped
    60 g unsalted peanuts

Cooking method

    1. Beat eggs and set aside.
    2. Chop or slice vegetables.
    3. Heat oil in large pan or wok. Add bacon, fry quickly then add rice.
    4. Add all other ingredients except eggs and soya sauce. Stir continually to ensure even cooking without burning.
    5. Make a hole in centre of pan by scraping rice to one side. Pour eggs into hole and cook. Stir eggs into mixture and keep stirring until eggs have been mixed in and are quite dry.
    6. Finally add soya sauce. Be careful not to overcook. Vegetables should still be slightly crisp.

Nutritional facts

Average quantity per Serving
Average quantity per 100g
Weight (g)
265.73g
100.00g
Energy (kJ)
1504.61kJ
566.21kJ
Protein (g)
14.57g
5.48g
Total fat (g)
15.36g
5.78g
- Saturated fat (g)
3.24g
1.22g
- Polyunsaturated fat (g)
3.02g
1.14g
- Monounsaturated fat (g)
7.58g
2.85g
Cholesterol (mg)
77.74mg
29.26mg
Carbohydrate-available (g)
38.80g
14.60g
CarbohydrateSE (g)
38.33g
14.42g
- Sugars (g)
10.41g
3.92g
Water (g)
188.58g
70.97g
Dietary fibre (g)
4.57g
1.72g
Thiamin (mg)
0.35mg
0.13mg
Riboflavin (mg)
0.26mg
0.10mg
Niacin (mg)
4.71mg
1.77mg
Niacin equivalents (mg)
7.89mg
2.97mg
Vitamin C (mg)
22.62mg
8.51mg
Total folate (ug)
59.34ug
22.33ug
Total vitamin A equivalents (ug)
50.51ug
19.01ug
Retinol (ug)
28.25ug
10.63ug
Beta carotene equivalents (ug)
135.46ug
50.98ug
Sodium (mg)
767.56mg
288.85mg
Potassium (mg)
545.75mg
205.38mg
Magnesium (mg)
53.54mg
20.15mg
Calcium (mg)
39.06mg
14.70mg
Phosphorus (mg)
247.96mg
93.31mg
Iron (mg)
1.74mg
0.66mg
Zinc (mg)
2.00mg
0.75mg

Contributed by:

Australian Breastfeeding Association
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Source: Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia (1975), NMAA cooks; recipes for busy mothers, East Malvern.
This recipe was orginally published as:
Fried rice

Recipe publication date on: 08/21/2001
Last reviewed on: 29/10/2012

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