Meat and Vegetable Fried Rice Recipe

Meat and vegetable fried rice is one of the easiest meal you can cook. You can prepare this for your breakfast, for your lunch or for your dinner time. As a Filipino, it is a special treat for breakfast, mostly done for special occasions like birthdays or anniversaries. For dinner time, you can serve this fried rice with fresh made salad.

In cooking this recipe, you can use leftover rice from last night. Leftover rice is the best for making fried rice. I usually use a medium or long grain rice for this recipe. You can boil rice in a kettle or cook it in a rice cooker. Rice cooker is the best way of cooking rice, as you can leave it alone while doing other things because it automatically stops when rice is done.

• Basmati rice
• Jasmine rice
• A medium or long grain rice
• Brown rice

• I put 2 cups of rice in a kettle. Wash the rice twice with water to get rid of dust. Discard the water.
• Then I add 3 cups of water to the kettle with rice and cook it in a medium heat until it boils.
• I put the stove on into slow heat and leave it for around 10 minutes, then put the heat off.
• Rice is now ready to use.

• Rice has a lot of carbohydrates, an instant fast energizer, rich in vitamins and minerals like iron, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin D and calcium. It helps stabilize blood sugar level in the body.
• Bell Pepper contains fiber, folic acid and vitamin B6. It contains a lot of vitamin C and A which are antioxidants in helping fight against free radicals in the body. It helps reduces heart diseases, cataracts and some cancers.
• Broccoli is one of the super foods. It has an antioxidant which helps fight the free radicals in the body. It contains magnesium, potassium and calcium which help in regulating the blood pressure. It is good for the heart, bones, eyes and nervous system. It strengthened the immune system as well as prevent cancer.
• Cauliflower contains a lot of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. Manganese and vitamin C, which are in cauliflower are both antioxidants. Cauliflower has anti inflammatory substances, vitamin K and Omega 3 fatty acids which help in decreasing inflammation of illnesses like arthritis and other inflammatory diseases.
• Carrot is one of the power food. It has a powerful effect of our health that gives us a glowing healthy skin, good for our eyes, anti-aging, prevent cancer and heart diseases.
• Green / Bagiou/ String beans contain vitamins such as A, B6, B 12, C, and minerals like iron, magnesium, manganese, calcium and potassium. They are low in calories and are rich in dietary fiber.

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