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Peanut butter fried rice

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Cooling time for the rice 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese, Fusion, Kids choice
Servings 2 people

Equipment

  • wok
  • measuring cups and spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup rice or a mix of rice and quinoa cooked.

for the sauce

  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp chilli oil
  • 3 tbsp peanut butter
  • 2 tsp ketchup
  • 1 tsp vinegar

flavouring the oil

  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 2 stalks spring onion
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil

finishing touches

  • 1/2 medium lime

Instructions
 

  • Cook and fluff the rice.
  • Set the wok on medium heat, add the oil.
  • Once the oil is hot, add the shallot, crushed garlic pods and let it fry.
  • Add the ingredients to make the sauce and whisk it well. Add a bit of warm water if you want to make it a bit thinner.
  • Once the garlic and spring onions are roasted, add the cooked rice and coat the rice well with this flavoured oil.
  • Add the sauce and stir fry on high heat for a couple of minutes.
  • The peanut butter fried rice is ready.

Notes

if you like the rice to be spicy, add crushed red chilli flakes to the sauce)
Keyword leftover recipes, Lunch recipes, pot luck recipes, Winter warmers
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