The other day, I noticed a container sitting at the bottom level of my fridge. It was tucked at the very back end, one that I haven’t touched for a while.
So I went ahead and pulled it out to see what was inside, only to find a bunch of parsley leaves which I have sadly neglected. If remembered correctly, they must have been stored in that very same spot for at least 2 weeks.
Not very surprised, some of the leaves had already been oxidized (turned yellow). But after discarding the bad ones, I noticed that majority of them were still very fresh, green and fragrant.
All thanks to my simple storage technique haha!
Ok sorry, so anyways I was starving that day and didn’t have much in the fridge (The same reason why i searched the bottom compartment in the first place). All my meats were in the freezer and there was NO WAY i could of waited for them to defrost.
There was one egg left…
But I had no bread, no bacon…
And no snacks!
I ran out of pastas, potatoes, instant noodles or anything that could have filled me up within 15 mins. I needed to eat something FAST! My stomach was growling and my hands were shaking (serious signs of hunger).
Sure I could of went out and bought myself some maccas, but it was 40 degrees outside that day (stupid Australia weather!!!).
I honestly didn’t think I could make it to the car. No really, i don’t have a garage so my car has been under the sun forever. Going into that oven would have been a suicide. I could have been cooked alive because it was that bloody HOT!
Without much options, I thought about just boiling the egg and at least that could of given me some extra minutes.
I wasn’t gonna die without trying though and then something clicked…
I recalled having some left over rice from last night!
So i quickly ran to my rice cooker and the moment I opened it, there it was.
My beautiful jasmine…
No princess!
I meant my gorgeous WHITE jasmine rice! (No racism intended)
Yes, i love white jasmine rice. I can’t stand the brown ones, even though I’ve heard that brown rice have better nutrition values. I just don’t like the taste.
So anyway, before I get myself into anymore trouble.
Here’s what I came up with…
Easy & Healthy Parsley Fried Rice With A Touch Of Lime!
Notes
Some people believe that in order to make a good fried rice, you need to use left over or overnight cooked rice. This is simply not true!
I found out that the best fried rice i ever made was actually from freshly cooked rice. All you need to do is make sure the rice is fully cooled down. Also when cooking the rice, use a little bit less water than normal and you'll be fine. Really...it's not rocket science!
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- White Jasmine Rice - about 3 cups (cooked)
- Fresh Parsley - 1 handful
- Egg - 1 qty
Seasoning
- Sea Salt - 2 tsp
- White Pepper - 1 tsp
- Sesame Oil - 1 tsp
Other
- Ginger - 1 small slice (finely chopped)
- Garlic - 3 gloves (finely chopped)
- Lime - 1 wedge
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 1 tbsp
- Same as above - 1 tsp (for egg)
- Same as above - 1 tsp (for parsley)
Instructions
- Loosen cooked jasmine rice (about 3 cups) with a fork or your hand and leave aside.
- Finely chop parsley leaves (1 handful) and leave aside.
- Heat wok or deep pan on medium heat. Add olive oil (1 tbsp).
- Finely chop ginger (1 small slice) and garlic (3 gloves). Place into wok / pan and stir fry for 20 secs or until fragrant, but not burnt!
- Add cooked jasmine rice (about 3 cups) onto the wok / pan. Stir thoroughly to ensure garlic and ginger are mixed into the rice. Then spread rice evenly on the surface and allow to saute for 2 mins (just leave it alone).
- Now turn heat to medium high and really stir fry the rice for 3 mins.
- Use the spatula to push rice to the edges, leaving a hole in the middle of the wok / pan. Add oil (1 tsp) into the center opening space and then add egg (1 qty).
- Gently stir the egg for about 10 secs and then fold the rice into the egg and stir fry for 1 min.
- Make a hole in the center again. Add olive oil (1 tsp) and then add chopped parsley (1 handful). Stir for about 10 secs, fold the rice into the parsleys. Leave the rice covering it for 15 secs and then stir fry for another 30 secs.
- Add salt (2 tsp) and white pepper (1 tsp) into wok / pan. Stir fry for 1 min and then turn off heat.
- Immediately drizzle sesame oil (1 tsp) into fried rice and then squeeze lime (1 wedge) onto the far edge of the wok / pan in a circular motion (Not directly onto rice).
- Give it a few good stir and dish is now ready to serve.
I initially wanted to use lemon for this recipe, but i also ran out of lemon that day. Yes, I’ve been really busy (and lazy) so I haven’t done much shopping for a while.
Luckily, i still had half of a lime left in the refrigerator and somehow, the fried rice turned out absolutely fantastic.
Really, it felt like I was eating a delicate dish from a high quality restaurant.
So thanks to my laziness, I’m able to share with you this wonderful, quick and delicious recipe featuring the very healthy parsley fried rice with lime.
The combination worked so well together, in a way I never expected.
Or perhaps I was just too hungry hehe…
Anyway, I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did
Don’t forget to SHARE this recipe with your friends and family, especially ITALIANS!
Yes, parsley is an amazing herb that goes with any types of cuisines, not just pastas!
And I have proven it here that you can easily incorporate it into Chinese food also. Though I would really like to try out more Asian dishes using this western ingredient, so stay tune…
