Jim Fobel’s Fried Rice with Slivered Wood Ears

Name: Jim Fobel’s Fried Rice with Slivered Wood Ears
Yield: 6 servings as a side dish or part of a Chinese meal, 3 or 4 servings as a main dish
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 cup long-grain white rice; 1¾ cups water; 6 ounces fresh wood ear mushrooms; 4 eggs; 1 tablespoon Oriental sesame oil; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger; 1 large clove garlic, minced; 3–4 celery ribs, strings removed, cut in ¼-inch dice (to make 1½ cups); 1 medium red bell pepper; 1 medium onion, chopped; 3 tablespoons soy sauce

Preparation info

6
servings as a side dish or part of a Chinese meal servings as a main dish

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Uncommon Fruits & Vegetables

By Elizabeth Schneider

Published 1986

About

Chewy wood ears, soft scrambled eggs, firm rice grains, and crunchy vegetables create an appealing textural play. Add slivers of cooked meat just before you stir-fry the rice, for variation. If you have about 372 cups cooked, cold rice, it works even better than freshly prepared. Jim recommends toting along the colorful dish to a picnic, as it is delicious at room temperature.

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Asia
China
Side dish
Main course
Vegetarian

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