Cinnamon Fried Rice
Prep Time25 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Total Time3 hours hrs 55 minutes mins
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Asian
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 305kcal
Cinnamon Rice
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup long grain rice (ex. Jasmine or Texmati)
Fried Rice
- 3 Tbsps vegetable oil divided 1 ½ + 1 ½ Tbsps
- 2 large eggs
- 1 leek thinly sliced
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 ½ Tbsps curry powder
- 2 carrots peeled and diced
- 2 small turnips peeled and diced
- 4 Tbsps rice wine (Mirin) or sub 2 Tbsps white wine + 2 Tbsps rice vinegar
- 2 tsps sugar
- ½ cup water
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 3 Tbsps soya sauce
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Cinnamon Rice
Bring water to a boil with cinnamon sticks in it and simmer 30 minutes. Measure out 2 cups of water. Discard any remaining water. Return cinnamon water and stick to the pan.
Rinse the rice for 3 minutes. Add rice to the cinnamon water and cook 20 minutes. Remove rice from the heat, fluff and let sit covered 15 minutes. Remove cover and allow to cool 1 hour. Spread rice out on a baking sheet to cool completely. Stir to separate rice kernels. Refrigerate at least one hour. (This can be done the day before and refrigerated).
Fried Rice
Heat 1 ½ Tbsps vegetable oil in a large sauce pan. Scramble the eggs lightly. Add the leeks and garlic and saute 3 minutes. Add the curry powder and stir for about 10 seconds till mixed in.
Add the carrots and turnips to the egg/leek/garlic mixture. Combine the sugar and rice wine (or wine/vinegar mixture). Then add 2 Tbsps of the rice wine and ½ cup of water the vegetable mixture. Boil for about 8 minutes.
Add the soya sauce, black pepper and frozen peas to the pan. Finally add the cold rice and mix in thoroughly. Heat through. This make take 7 or 8 minutes or more depending on the size of your pan.
Calories: 305kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 106mg | Sodium: 839mg | Potassium: 381mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 15g