9.7 From Plate to Planet

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9.7.3 Meal Planning

Try these recipes when you have leftover rice.

Japanese Leftover Rice Stir-fry (Chahan)

Ingredients:

🍚 2 cups leftover cooked rice
🥕 1 small carrot, diced
🍶 2-3 tablespoons soy sauce
🥄 1 tablespoon sesame oil
🥚 2 eggs
🌱 1/2 cup peas (frozen or fresh)
🧅 1-2 green onions, chopped
🍗 (Optional: leftover cooked meat or tofu)

Instructions:

  1. Heat sesame oil in a large frying pan or wok. 🔥
  2. Add diced carrot and cook until soft, about 3-5 minutes. 🥕➡️🍳
  3. Push the vegetables to the side, crack the eggs into the pan, and scramble them. 🍳👩‍🍳
  4. Add the leftover rice to the pan, breaking it apart with a spatula. 🍚🔨
  5. Stir in peas, soy sauce, and optional leftover meat or tofu. 🌱🍶🍗
  6. Cook everything together until the rice is heated through, and the flavors have combined. 🔄🍽️
  7. Garnish with green onions and serve! 🧅🍴

Why it's great: This recipe uses leftover rice and can be customised with whatever veggies or proteins you have. It’s a quick and easy way to avoid waste!

Thai Vegetable Stir-Fry with Leftover Rice

Ingredients:

🍚 2 cups leftover rice

1 bell pepper, sliced

🥕 1 carrot, thinly sliced

🍶 2 tablespoons soy sauce

🥄 1 tablespoon oyster sauce

1 tablespoon lime juice

Fresh cilantro (optional)

Instructions:

  1. Heat oil in a pan or wok and add sliced bell pepper and carrot. 🔥🥕
  2. Stir-fry until vegetables are tender. 🍳
  3. Add leftover rice to the pan and stir-fry for a couple of minutes.🍚
  4. Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, and lime juice. Stir until everything is well mixed.🍶🥄
  5. Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve hot.

Why it's great: A simple stir-fry that uses leftover rice, turning it into a flavorful, balanced meal.