Chinese Fried Rice

This recipe comes from Taiwan and it is one of my all time favorites! I adore fried rice. I could probably eat it every day and never tire of it. This particular recipe is from the postcard sender's mother. Best of all? It has bacon! The postcard above is of typical Taiwanese food.

The sender says: Dear Diana, I'm so glad that you love cooking! And, I want to share my mom's home cooking recipe - Fried Rice! I love this dish! Hope you love it too! Happy cooking & postcrossing :)

Chinese Fried Rice

Ingredients:

Day old boiled rice
Minced scallions
Bacon
Carrot
Onion
Canned corn
Scrambled Eggs
Soy Sauce (I use low sodium, gluten-free)

Directions:

1. Preheat a wok to medium heat. Pour oil in the bottom. Fry minced scallions, bacon, carrot, onion, canned corn, then eggs first.

2. Add the rice to the veggie and egg mixture. Pour the soy sauce on top. Stir all the ingredients until heated through and combined.

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I have a version I make here at my home in Oklahoma. In a large skillet, I cook diced chicken, onion, garlic, frozen peas and carrots with a neutral oil (like light tasting olive oil or canola oil) and sesame oil, then season with a little Chinese 5 spice. I then I push the meat and veggies to the edges of the pan and scramble an egg in the center, then stir in rice. Top with soy sauce, toss to combine until heated through.

Bon apetit and Happy Postcrossing!

Diana

Spaanse Zarzuela aka Spanish Zarzuela aka Seafood Stew

This week's recipe comes from the Netherlands. The original recipe is in Dutch, so I had a friend living in the Netherlands help me translate.

Ingredients:

3 onions, diced

1 red bell pepper and 1 green bell pepper, diced

3 tablespoons olive oil

Large can tomatoes

4 garlic cloves

1 teaspoon oregano

1 bay leaf

salt and pepper, to taste

2 glasses white wine

half of one lemon, juiced

2 cups water

one squid

+/- 20 mussels

250g (about 1/2 lb) cod

250g shrimp

parsley to garnish

Directions:

Sautee the onion and red bell pepper in the oil. 

Meanwhile, mash with a fork one large can of tomatoes until fine. Mince the garlic cloves and add to the pan with tomatoes, oregano, bay leaf, salt and pepper.

Let the fluids boil down, then add wine, lemon juice and water.

Meanwhile, cut a squid into pieces, cod into 4 pieces, add with mussels to sauce and let it simmer 10 minutes. Baste frequently with sauce.

Add shrimp and let heat until cooked. Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley.

Bon apetit and Happy Postcrossing!

Diana