Fried Rice

This was so easy to make and what a delicious side dish.  I wish the picture would have come out better but trust me, it looked beautiful and colorful and tasted great!  You need leftover white, steamed rice for this.

I made plain white, steamed rice by boiling 4 cups of water with a teaspoon of soysauce.  When the water was boiling, I added a pinch of salt and 2 cups long grain rice, stirring in the beginning and letting the water come back to a boil.   Once boiling, I covered the sauce pan and lowered the flame to low till water was absorbed about 5-10 minutes. 

When the rice was done, I let it cool and I stuck it in the refrigerator.  When I was ready to make the fried rice, I put some sesame oil and canola oil in a skillet - enough to coat the bottom of the pan.  I let it get really hot then added the cold white rice, breaking up any clumps with my fingers.  I tossed it around in the oil (be careful as rice will start to pop and jump out of the pan) until it was warm and well coated, then I made a well in the center of the rice and cracked an egg into the pan and stirred that until it was scrambled then mixed it into the rice.  I added frozen peas and carrots along with chopped green onion, and chopped ham ( I used  the sandwich type and you could also use, pork or chicken) and about 2 teaspoons of soy sauce.  I cooked it until everything was mixed and hot.