Having seen Olive Fried Rice on the menu at many restaurants here in Singapore, I was inspired to make my own vegetarian version. It turned out SUPER tasty, therefore I will share my recipe.
Yummy Olive Fried Rice
Ingredients:
1.5 cups brown rice (cooked and refrigerated overnight)
1 cup TVP (dry)
7/8 cups boiling water
4 cloves garlic (minced)
1/2 jar Chinese salted olive (chopped and pitted if not already)
1/2 white onion (chopped)
3 plum tomatoes (chopped)
1 cup snow peas (unstrung and chopped)
1 dozen deli black or green olives (or canned black olives)
Handful of raw or roasted cashews
6 chili padi (for spicy version, use only 1 or 2 for mild version) (chopped)
Light soya sauce
Olive oil
Instructions:
1- Rehydrate the TVP by stirring the 7/8 cups of boiling water into the 1 cup dry TVP. Let sit 10 minutes.
2- Sauté the garlic in a small amount of olive oil- until lightly brown
3- Add onion and 1/2 the chili padi, toss a few minutes
4- Add the 1/2 jar of Chinese olive, stir a few minutes
5- Add TVP and mix
6- Add remaining vegetables and another dash of olive oil, stir fry
7- Add rice and some soya sauce
When all veggies are cooked and rice is reheated, your tasty dish ready to serve.
Put mixture in a bowl and then onto a plate. (To give that nice round shape popular in Asia)
Garnish with cucumber if desired.
My good Jessie,
Madame Stuart is a fan of fried rice, and so I have dutifully printed this recipe off for her.
I am, I sadly must confess, unfamiliar with “TVP”. What is it, and where would one obtain it? Perhaps at an Asian market?
H. M. Stuart
Alexandria
TVP is Textured Vegetable Protein, also known as Soy Protein Isolate. You can get it at health food stores, Whole Foods or bulkfoods.com
Personally, I thought TVP was gross even when I was a vegetarian (sorry Jessie). If not using meat, I would rather just add tofu, other vegetables or egg. But it does have advantages. It will add bulk and protein while soaking up the flavor of the spices without making your dish become watery. It is high in fiber and low in cholesterol. Plus, it is inexpensive and has a long shelf life.
http://www.bulkfoods.com/tvp.htm
https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/information_center/all_about_textured_vegetable_protein.htm
My good Sally,
Ah, so…of course. Pardon my obtuseness.
H. M. Stuart
Alexandria
Sally- no offense, I happen to like TVP especially when mixed with rice. It has a nice texture. Plus olive fried rice is usually made with ground/minced pork rather than chunks of meat and I was trying to replicate that idea.
HM- If you and your Mrs are not vegetarian, feel free to use ground pork or ground beef instead of the TVP.