How To Cook Filipino Style Fried Rice
Filipino Style Fried Rice - All of us have our own concept of fried rice. In my case, I had this notion ever since I was a kid. Fried rice to me is not as simple as it sound; it is a medley of different ingredients collaborating together to produce colorful and great tasting rice dish. I held on this idea for the longest time and it influenced me in many ways.
 |
| Filipino Style Fried Rice |
As you might have noticed, I am a huge fan of ham and egg. I try to incorporate these ingredients in my dishes when I have the chance. I guess that it was also a reason why I liked this fried rice concept.
Filipino Style Fried Rice Time And Duration
Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
12 mins
Total time
17 mins
5 mins
Cook time
12 mins
Total time
17 mins
Filipino Style Fried Rice Ingredeints
- 4 cups leftover steamed white rice
- 4 ounces ham, minced
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1 cup frozen green peas
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
Filipino Style Fried Rice Instruction
- Gently mash the leftover rice using your hands to loosen it. Make sure that your hand are clean.
- Add salt and garlic powder and toss. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat the cooking oil in a frying pan.
- Once the oil becomes hot, sauté the minced ham. Continue to cook the ham for 1 minute.
- Put the ham on one side of the pan. Pour-in the beaten eggs. Cook one side for 1 minute. Flip the egg and cook the other side for another minute. Separate the eggs into multiple pieces by letting the tip of the spatula run through in a chopping motion.
- Add the rice. Cook and continuously toss every minute for 5 minutes.
- Put-in the green peas. Toss and cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Transfer to a serving plate. Top with chopped green onions.
- Serve. Share and enjoy!
Health Benefits of Rice
Health benefits of white rice and benefits of brown rice differ, but as far as calories, carbohydrates, and protein are concerned, both brown and white rice contain similar amounts. However, in terms of vitamins and minerals, brown rice is a good source of vitamins such as Vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin) vitamin B3 (niacine), iron, along with magnesium and dietary fiber.
In white rice, many of these nutrients are polished away. In the US, these vitamins and minerals are added back to the rice, and sold as enriched rice.
Rice is a great source of complex carbohydrates which give us the energy we need. According to FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations), rice provides 20 percent of the world’s dietary energy supply.
Rice contains all the amino acids essential for building and maintaining muscle tissue, and make up antibodies, enzymes, and hormones. These amino acids also help maintain healthy skin, hair, eyesight, and nousish the heart, lungs, tendons and ligaments, brain, nervous system and glands.
Health benefits of brown rice include it’s role in reducing bad cholesterol. Brown rice contains oil in its outer layer (bran), and studies show that this oil can help lower bad cholesterol (LDL).
Early oriental writings mention the calming and soothing effect of brown rice which has been confirmed by modern science. In ancient literature of Thailand, China, India, and Burma, rice is mentioned as a source of health, and brown rice as a healing food. In these cultures, rice is considered as a source of divine health and is used in religious offerings.
The B-complex vitamins in brown rice, especially thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin provide youthful energy, and nourish the skin and blood vessels.
The benefits of basmati rice are in their low starch or carbohydrate content. The Canadian Diabetes Association points out that basmati rice has a medium glycemic index between 59 – 69, when compared to 89 for white rice, and as such basmati rice is a better option for diabetics. Jasmine rice, on the other hand, has a very high glycemic index of 109, which is more than that of pure glucose, and should be avoided by diabetics.
Rice is low in fat, cholesterol, and sodium and hence makes a perfect food for those with high blood pressure and requiring a low-sodium diet. The calcium in rice (especially brown rice) helps lower blood pressure.
White rice is one of the easiest and quickest foods to digest requiring only an hour to completely digest it. As such, rice is an ideal health food for those who are debilitated and weak and require easy assimilation and quick energy. Because of the low fiber content, white rice is very soothing to the digestive system and rice gruels along with buttermilk are recommended for digestive disorders such as diarrhea, dysentery, morning sickness, colitis, and jaundice.
Rice powder is also used externally as a soothing powder in cases of skin inflammation such as small-pox, measles, prickly heat, burns and scalds.
To sum it up, rice is an important part of a healthy diet. To derive the maximum benefit from it, include unpolished or brown and wild rice varieties as often as you can in your meals along with white rice. Source: Rice
Source Recipe: Here