Vietnamese Quick Pilaf
- Preparation time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
This quick and easy recipe of pilaf is very popular in all Vietnamese families, especially when there is left-over rice.
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Ingredients
- 2 sausages
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup of green peas or 1 1/2 cup of mixed frozen vegetable
- 2 bowls of cooked rice
- 1/2 tbsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp minced onions and garlic
- 1 tbsp of soy sauce or fish sauce to taste
Preparation
- Thaw the frozen vegetable cubes and boil them for approximately 2 minutes.
- Slice the sausages and fry them until cooked through.
- Whisk one egg, fry it, and then cut it into small strips.
- Heat oil in a pan, then sauté chopped onion and garlic until fragrant. Add the rice and stir-fry until it becomes glossy.
- Incorporate the fried egg into the rice, mixing well to achieve a yellow color.
- Add the mixed vegetables, the sliced sausages, the egg, salt, and either soy sauce or fish sauce. Stir until everything is well combined and cooked through.
- Transfer the fried rice to a serving dish and sprinkle with black pepper and fresh coriander. Serve hot or warm, ideally accompanied by slices of cucumber.
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