Miso Fried Rice

My apologies ahead of time on this post!!! Miso fried rice? Really?  I know! Anyone can make this!.. Kinda similar to Kimchi fried rice! But replace the kimchi with miso instead!

Since my Okonomiyaki post, I've been crazy busy.  One of the main highlights happened 2 weeks ago, I had the opportunity to run with my team for the Sears Great Canadian Cancer Run.  There were a total of 17 people on the team, all who ran their best leg, to raise funds and awareness to Childhood Cancer.  Personally, I ran my best; 12.1km in 1hr  14 mnis.  The first 10k took me 1hr and 1min.  :D The feeling of accomplishment was exhilarating.  My first 12.1km! Next goal? A half marathon next year; 21.1km. :D  Kinda funny how when I came up with the title of this blog a year ago; the kitchen runner, I couldn't even run for 5mins without passing out!  :)  Here's to accomplishments!

Even with my busy schedule, I couldn't help but feel guilty about not posting a new recipe.  So today's recipe; Miso Fried Rice was purely accidental, hence the lack of step my step photos I usually have. Even though this is the first time I've experimented with the use of Miso paste on rice, this recipe is a no brainer.  Superbly simple, ready in 15 mins.  Please feel free to replace any of the ingredients with whatever you desire!

Miso Fried Rice
Ingredients - 2 cups of 2 -3  days old cooked rice. 1 clove of garlic - diced, 1/4 each corn kernels, cooked meat of your choice - diced (i used chinese char siu & red sausage), 2 eggs, green onion - diced

Sauce - 1tsp and a bit of miso paste, 1tbsp each of soya sauce, sriracha hot sauce, mirin (japanese rice wine)  2tbsp of dashi stock, 1stp brown sugar, a dash of white pepper.  Mix until miso paste is thoroughly dissolved.  

Directions -
1.  Coat pan with oil, turn heat to medium high, throw in diced garlic.
2.  Throw in corn once you begin to smell the garlic.  Toss
3.  Throw in diced meat and cook for 30 secs.  Your heat should remain medium high.
4.  Stir the sauce prior to adding to pan.  Allow to reduce to at least half the liquid has evaporated.
5.  Once the sauce has reduced to half its liquid, add your rice, crushing out the clumps of rice until loose.  Toss on high heat.
6.  After 2mins, create a hole in the middle of the pan, drizzle some olive oil and crack in 2 eggs.  Using a spatula, start fluffing the eggs until half cooked, then begin to fold in rice.  Mix. Throw in green onion.  Mix and turn off heat.  Presto! and you are done!!

Miso fried rice

Enjoy this simple dish!