Egg Fried Cabbage-Rice

I have been assisting for a training the past few days, and last night I watched several Uncle Roger videos for some comic relief. I love Nigel Ng! My favorite is Uncle Roger watching Jamie Oliver make egg fried rice, 😂 though last night I watched Uncle Roger watch Gordon Ramsey make the dish. I was also mesmerized by this korean egg fried rice video of eggs cracked into super hot oil, bubbling and puffing up before being scrambled across the wok, and then tossed in the air with the rice and vegetables. The images clearly inspired my breakfast this morning, along with the leftover sauteed cabbage/onions on the stovetop that never made it into the fridge yesterday. Uncle Roger would definitely NOT approve of my cabbage-in-lieu-of-rice maneuver. But, I thought it turned out delicious. 

I am pasting Uncle Roger's egg fried rice recipe underneath what I made - should you want to make it and use actual rice! (Note: I had leftover onions and cabbage from the day before that I chopped up fine to use in place of rice. If you do not have this, start with the onions and cabbage and fry for a couple of minutes before you add the eggs.)

Serves 1

In the wok!

• 2 T sesame oil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2" piece of ginger, peeled and minced 
• 2 or 3 eggs
• small carrot, diced small
• 1+ cups (leftover) cabbage and onion, chopped fine
• 1 T soy sauce
• salt to taste
  
• 1-2 green onions
  

Heat oil in a wok on high heat. Add garlic and ginger and fry for a few seconds. Crack eggs into the oil, and stir to mix and cook. Break apart. Add carrots and cooked cabbage and onions. Stir and combine. Toss in the air to give some loft!! Add soy sauce and salt, and green onion. Toss again, and serve. 

Uncle Roger’s egg fried rice recipe

• Heat 1tbsp sesame oil in a skillet or wok. 
• Add two chopped garlic cloves and a piece of chopped ginger and fry for a few seconds. 
• Add a large chopped onion and 2 chopped celery stalks and saute. 
• Stir in a cup of corn kernels, 2 chopped carrots, 2 diced green bell peppers and a shredded cabbage and saute for a couple of minutes (Don’t overcook, leave some crunch). 
• Move the veggies to a side of the pan and pour in three eggs. Keep scrambling the eggs until cooked. 
• Mix it all up and add 1tbsp soy sauce and salt to taste. 
• Toss in the meat of your choice and let it cook for a couple of minutes. 
• Stir in three cups of day-old cooked white rice, and let it cook for a few minutes before you turn off the heat. Garnish with chopped spring onion.