Bacon Fried Rice

A post on Facebook from Buns in my oven for Bacon Fried Rice.  I tried it and loved it.  Easy to make and what can be better than bacon in anything.

Ingredients 

 1 cup long grain white rice

2 cups water

1/2 tsp. salt

6 slices bacon, diced

1/2 sweet onion, diced

1 cup frozen peas and carrots

2 large eggs

1 tbsp. soy sauce, divided

1 tsp. minced ginger

1 tsp. sriracha or favorite hot sauce (did not used)

2 green onions, chopped

Directions

Place rice and water in small sauce pan and bring to boil.  Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for 15minutes or until liquid has evaporated and rice is tender.   Remove and let sit for 5 minutes.

Place rice in large shallow dish and put in frig to completely cool for about 1 hour.

When rice is cooled, begin cooking bacon over medium heat in large deep skillet.  Cook bacon until cooked through, and not too crisp.  Remove with slotted spoon onto paper towel lined plate.

Drain grease into a cup, and add 1 tbsp. of the oil back into the pan.  Add onions and cook over medium heat until softened, about 5 minutes.

Add carrots and peas and ginger to pan and cook for about 2 minutes.  Remove from pan, set aside.

Add another tbsp. of bacon fat to pan and heat until sizzling on high heat.

Add cold rice to pan stir to coat.  Continue cooking, stirring often, about 5 minutes.

Push rice to one side of the pan to make room for eggs.  Beat eggs together in bowl with 1 tsp. soy sauce.  Pour into pan and stir to scramble.

When eggs are cooked through, stir into the rice.  Return the vegetables and bacon to pan.  Add the remaining 2 tsp. soy sauce and sriracha (if you wish) to rice mixture and stir to coat, cooking on high heat at this time. 

Sprinkle with green onions. 

Serve immediately add more soy sauce to taste.