Simple Fried Rice

This one is based on a Ken Hom recipe. It works quite well with the previous recipe for garlic and lemon prawns or with some simple cooked fish such as a honey/lemon coated salmon, or pan-fried mackarel.

Ingredients
2 cups of rice
1 egg
1 large onion
2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped).
1/2 chicken stock cube
Soy Sauce
Can of Sweetcorn (Green giant sweetcorn with peppers is good for this!)

Optional
Lots of coriander and 2 finely sliced chillis.
Chopped Spring Onions.

Preparation
Cook the rice about an hour or two in advance. Drain the rice, stir it through with a fork and let it cool down.

Break an egg into a bowl and beat it with a fork, like you would when making an omlette.

Chop 2 cloves of garlic and one onion.

Cooking
Pour a tablespoon of oil (I use olive or groundnut) into a wok, heat and then cook the onions and garlic for around 5 min by which time the onion should start to brown slightly.

Throw the stock cube into the pan and melt it quickly. Pour in about a 1/2 tablespoon of water to thin it and quickly throw in the rice, stirring well to mix it up. Throw a little sugar into the rice and mix it in. Spread the rice out so that there's a space in the middle of the wok. Pour in the egg. Mix it around thoroughly for a couple of minutes to ensure that it cooks well. Finally throw about a teaspoon of soy sauce (or fish sauce if you don't hate the smell) into the rice and stir again. Stir well. Throw in the sweetcorn (drained), mix it up, and then take it off the heat.

Optionally, add some chopped prawns if you can't be bothered to make something to go with this. If you like a bit of heat, add some chopped chillis.

Garnish with finely chopped corriander...

Enjoy!