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Turkey Fried Rice

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Turkey fried rice made with leftover turkey, cold rice, eggs and frozen veggies, fried in butter with soy sauce and oyster sauce. Ready in 15 minutes.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Calories: 496

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups cooked white rice cold and day-old, jasmine is my pick
  • 2 cups leftover turkey chopped, white meat and/or dark meat
  • 1 tablespoon garlic minced
  • 2 stalks green onions sliced, whites and greens separated
  • 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables peas, carrots, corn
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons butter cold
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil for cooking
  • toasted sesame seeds for garnish

Method
 

  1. Heat the sesame oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and green onion whites and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
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  2. Add the cold rice and break it apart, frying for 3 minutes total. Add the cold butter and toss until it melts and coats every grain.
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  3. Add the frozen vegetables and cook for 2 minutes until hot, then add the leftover turkey.
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  4. Push everything to the sides to make room in the middle. Add the eggs and scramble for 1 to 2 minutes until just set, then mix them in.
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  5. Add the soy sauce and oyster sauce and toss for 2 minutes until the turkey is heated through.
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  6. Top with the green onion greens and toasted sesame seeds. Serve hot.
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Notes

  • Cold rice only. Fresh rice steams and turns mushy. No leftovers? Spread fresh rice on a sheet pan and chill it uncovered for 30 minutes.
  • Cold butter with the rice. Papa’s rule. It melts into the rice and makes every grain glossy.
  • Turkey goes in after the veggies. It is already cooked, so it only needs to heat through. Any earlier and white meat dries out all over again.
  • Big pan. If your skillet is small, cook in two batches so the rice fries instead of steams.
  • Storage: Fridge 3 to 4 days, counted from when the turkey was first cooked. Freezer up to 2 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 496kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 30gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 184mgSodium: 802mgPotassium: 401mgFiber: 3gSugar: 0.5gVitamin A: 2708IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 64mgIron: 2mg

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