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Gluten-Free Homemade Fried Rice

One of my favorite foods growing up was Chinese food, specifically chicken fried rice. I would have eaten it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner if my parents would have let me. But when I was 19 my doctor told me I had a gluten intolerance, which unfortunately meant I could no longer eat Chinese food. But after a few years without it, I finally decided it was time to learn how to make a gluten-free version myself, and it turned out to be simpler than I anticipated.

Prep Time: 20 | Min Cook Time: 30 Minutes | Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

Here is what you will need to have handy to make this dish:

• 2 cups of white rice
• 4 strips of bacon
• 1 Chicken breast
• 2 Large Eggs
• Half an onion
• 1 Carrot
• 1 Garlic clove
• Oil
• Salt and pepper
• Gluten soy sauce
• Red pepper flakes - optional

Cooking Instructions

If you make this meal for dinner, then it is ideal to make the rice in the morning of the same day, so it has time to chill in the fridge. But if you are short on time that morning, then you can cook the rice first and freeze it for twenty to thirty minutes while you prepare the rest of the meal.

1. Pour two cups of white rice into a medium-sized pot. Touch your index finger to the top of the rice pile, then fill the pot with water until it reaches your first knuckle
2. Cook rice over medium-high heat until boiling, then reduce to low heat and cover the pot.
3. Once the rice is fully cooked, leave it in the fridge for three to four hours if prepared in advance. If not prepared in advance, leave it in the freezer to chill until you have cooked the other elements.

Once you have prepared the rice and left it to chill, then you are ready to prepare the rest of the meal.

1. Wash and dry the carrot. Halve and peel the onion. Then mince both
2. Peel the garlic clove and mince it
3. Cut the chicken breast into half-inch strips that are 1-2 inches long.
4. In a large pan cook the chicken strips over medium-high heat, until they begin to brown or until cooked through. Once done remove from pan into a separate bowl.
5. Rinse the large pan you just used and cook the bacon strips over medium heat. Once crispy, set them aside and finely chop them.
6. Crack the two eggs into a bowl and whisk them. Then in the same large pan, you have been using, cook the eggs over medium heat. Once done, set aside in a separate bowl.
7. Take the chilled rice out of the fridge/freezer. Pour into the pan with a large drizzle of oil and begin cooking over medium-high heat.
8. Add a decent amount of gluten-free soy sauce, however little or much you want
9. After the rice has been cooking for about 10-15 minutes, then add the chicken, bacon, eggs, onion, carrots, and garlic to the rice. Mix well and continue to cook for a few more minutes until the rice is crispy, stirring occasionally
10. Remove from heat and season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes if desired.
11. Serve in a bowl, feeds 3-4 people.

This meal is delicious, and I love that I don't have to worry about feeling sick after eating it! Cooking with dietary restrictions was a learning curve, but with a bit of practice and determination, I've been able to enjoy my favorite foods without the pain that accompanies gluten.