Saturday, September 16, 2006

Chinese Olive Fried Rice

Since I couldn't get hold of Chinese Olives over here, I made do with Kalamata Olives and it added a wonderful flavor and depth to this dish.
I have been cooking alot of Hub's fav food lately. Maybe it's because he came up with the name of this blog, and I tend to think of him everytime (almost) I make a blog entry. Made him this version of fried rice, with Talapia and scallops on the side. The tots had seconds!

Ingredients:
Ground turkey
Cooked rice
minced garlic
chopped onions
kalamata olives, chopped
cilantro
fish sauce to taste
salt and pepper to taste

I prefer to use a flat-bottom non-stick wok or deep skillet for my fried rice. Heat up a little oil in the skillet and brown the ground turkey, breaking up large pieces as you cook. Drain turkey and set aside. Add a splash of oil to the skillet, and saute onions and garlic till fragrant. Add kalamata olives and toasted pine nuts and cook for 1-2 mins. Add rice and mix well. Return turkey to skillet, and cilantro and fish sauce and season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately with sliced cucumbers.

Note: I also added some toasted pine nuts, and it made this dish better!

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