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HFG fried rice

Fried rice is a quick and easy way to make a healthy dinner and use up leftover ingredients and unused vegetables. This fried rice recipe is a healthier makeover of original fried rice, with more vegetables and fibre and less salt.

  • Time to make: 20 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 3.4
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • spray oil, to grease
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 red onion, cut in thin wedges
  • 150g lean bacon, trimmed, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 stalks celery, diced
  • 1 carrot, peeled, cut in matchsticks
  • 3 cups cooked brown rice, cooled
  • 1 head broccoli, chopped in small pieces
  • 1 ½ tablespoons kecap manis
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Spray a large wok with oil and place over a high heat. Add eggs. Swirl to coat base of wok. Cook for 1 minute until eggs are just set. Carefully remove omelette and place on a clean surface. Roll up, thinly slice and set aside.

    2 Return wok to a high heat and spray with more oil. Add onion and bacon. Stir-fry for 2 minutes until bacon is crisp. Add garlic, celery and carrot. Stir-fry for 1-2 minutes. Add rice and stir-fry for 1 minute then add broccoli and stir-fry for 2 more minutes. Add kecap manis and toss to combine.

    3 To serve, top fried rice with omelette. Drizzle with a little extra kecap manis, if preferred.

    HFG tip

    Original ingredients

    2 tablespoons each: oyster, soy and sweet chilli sauce1/4 cup fried shallots2 tablespoons peanut oil3 cups cooked white rice250g bacon1 carrot2 stalks celery

    What we did

    • Swapped white rice for brown rice
    • Eliminated oil
    • Increased vegetables
    • Reduced amount of salty sauces and bacon

    Traditional fried rice (per serve)

    Total energy 2020kJ Total fat 19g (7g saturated fat) Total sodium 2560mg

    HFG fried rice (per serve)

    Total energy 1750kJ Total fat 12g (3g saturated fat) Total sodium 500mg

    2 comments on HFG fried rice

    1. Margaret Duggan September 7, 2021 at 9:27 am #

      what is kecap manis please

      • Jen deMontalk September 7, 2021 at 10:54 am #

        Hi Margaret

        Kecap manis is a sort of sweet, thick Indonesian soy sauce. You can usually find it in the same place you find other soy sauce, or in Asian supermarkets.

        Warm regards
        Jenny de Montalk, editor

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