what goes well with fried rice?

Question

im cooking for my niece tonight and she really likes fried rice. what would be a good main dish to go with it?

Answer 1

HI :)

What I like is adding vegetables like chopped zucchini to the
rice and making a vegetable fried rice this way your getting vegetables too or Sweet and Sour chicken. Heres two recipes i've used~ Ciao*

Vegetable Fried Rice

1/2 lb. broccoli, flowerets separated and stems sliced
1 med. size zucchini, diagonally sliced
2 med. carrots, diagonally sliced
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
2 tbsp. Oriental-style sesame oil
1 sm. onion, halved and sliced
1 sm. red or green sweet pepper, cut into thin strips
1 tbsp. minced or pressed garlic
1/3 c. reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 c. cooked brown rice
1/4 c. toasted sesame seeds
Chopped fresh cilantro

Steam broccoli, zucchini, and carrots separately until crisp-tender. Reserve.

In a wok or large heavy skillet, heat vegetable and sesame oils over medium heat, add onion, reduce heat to low and cook until onion is soft. Add sweet pepper and continue cooking until onion is lightly golden. Add garlic, soy sauce, reserved vegetables, and rice.

Increase heat to medium-high and stir-fry until vegetables and rice are heated through, about 3 to 4 minutes. Serve sprinkled with sesame seeds and a little cilantro. Pass cilantro at the table. Serves 4 as main course; 6 to 8 as side dish.


Sweet and Sour Chicken

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 boneless chicken breasts, sliced into strips
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup chopped red pepper
4 teaspoons cornstarch, mixed with 4 teaspoons water
1 cup canned pineapple chunks, drained with 1/2 cup reserved juice
3 tablespoons light brown sugar
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1/4 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup chopped green pepper

In a large non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Season chicken strips and add to pan. Brown chicken and remove to plate. Add red and green peppers and cook for 1 minute. Stir in pineapple chunks, juice, sugar, vinegar and chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Simmer until sauce begins to reduce. Stir in cornstarch mixture and bring liquid to a simmer. Stir in chicken strips and cook for 5 minutes. Serve over rice.

Answer 2

I often make the fried rice itself the main course by adding several vegetables (bean sprouts, water chestnuts, peas or pea pods) and two or three meats (whatever I have on hand like chicken, shrimp, pork), and eggs. Kind of like the "Deluxe" fried rice dishes you can get under various names in Chinese restaurants.

Bert

Answer 3

The fried rice itself can be a main dish if you add chopped chicken and vegetables. Then egg rolls are a great appetizer!

Answer 4

Chix & brocalli

Sautee breasts, 4 maybe in mayo, fresh garlic and soy sauce. I'm not a measuring cook but I guess about a cup of mayo blended with 4 or 5 T soy and 1 or more T fresh finely diced garlic. Add a little water to make a this sauce to sautee. Whe Chix is done, remove and szautee broc flourets in same, mix together and yummy.

This sounds weird but is soooooooooooo delicious.

Answer 5

Shrimp, Chicken or Beef.

Answer 6

Chicken, steak, shrimp, etc with vegetables in a stir fry.

Answer 7

Stir fry chicken, pork or beef.

Answer 8

Stir fry chiken together with some veg. Delicious! :)

Answer 9

Sweet and sour chicken

Answer 10

Chicken! Have a great dinner and God Bless!!