When Matt and I were still living together, one of his/my favorite things to do was take the leftovers and create some sort of fried rice dinner. He’s made the majority of the ethnic cuisines shared here on Nevermore Lane. This one is no exception. It’s no big secret that he and I parted ways recently causing a shift in my life and changes in my living situation. As a result, my blog schedule fell to the wayside. Now that the YUMeating website has been merged and forwarded, I getting back on track with my blog schedule.
Before I can really get going on things, I feel the need to clear off all the photos that were left standing on my external drive. Sort of like a cleansing. Then I can continue forward with Nevermore Lane, sort of like on a clean slate.
This pork fried rice has some super yummy pictures, so I wanted to make sure to share his hard work with you guys. He cooked, I took the pics 😉
Alright…now that we have all of that stuff out of the way, let’s get down to business; shall we?
Night 1: Matt made this recipe with a leftover pork roast we had made. There was about a pound left and he had diced it all up.
Cook 2 cups of rice according to the directions on the package. While most fried rice should use day old rice, if you don’t have leftover rice you can pat dry, or cook ahead of time and allow to dry and chill in the fridge for a few hours.
For this recipe he added 1 cup peas, 1 diced carrot, 1tbs butter, 1tbs olive oil. He scrambled 2 eggs.
Now, here is the sad part. I have the ingredients and the photos, but I have no idea how he actually does his fried rice. He was supposed to be the one writing the recipe and instructions. So, we are going to improvise. He is big on using YouTube videos, so here is a video that is fairly close to how he does his fried rice.
He does use a lot more seasonings, but this works just as good and I like mine super simple and mostly season free 😉
Night 2: We warmed up the pork fried rice and I added a fried egg on top of mine because I love putting fried eggs on top of my Asian dishes.
So, that is one way I extend the use out of one meal and make it in to multiple.
How to you extend your grocery budget?
Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says
January 27, 2016 at 3:57 pmWe love Chinese food, but I have never attempted to make it myself. I need to try this.
Chrystal says
January 27, 2016 at 5:02 pmFried rice is the only one I have ever attempted in my life to make. I always left it up to restaurants or Matt lol
Jeanette says
January 27, 2016 at 4:30 pmI love anything to do with Chinese food. There’s a lot of stuff that I can’t eat anymore at least at a restaurant maybe I can try this at home and see if it goes better.
lisa says
January 27, 2016 at 5:47 pmI love fried rice. I enjoy it so much I actually tried recipes and made it myself. It’s not as hard as I thought and it tastes so good!
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
January 27, 2016 at 5:59 pmThat looks so good. I love to cook with leftovers. I can only take so many sandwiches.
Jessica Harlow says
January 27, 2016 at 6:55 pmThis looks like a delicious dish and sounds like a great way to use up leftovers! I love a good fried rice recipe! Thanks!
Maggie Branch says
January 27, 2016 at 11:53 pmI have tons of pork left over from a family dinner this past weekend. Thank you so much for sharing this tasty dinner that will help me not waste my leftovers. I too like to use my leftover meat in creative ways.
Kelli @ 3 Boys and a Dog says
January 28, 2016 at 5:38 amThat looks so delicious! Makes me want to cook up a batch just to have some leftover and put in to other dishes! Thank you or sharing!
Debbie Denny says
January 28, 2016 at 1:51 pmGreat ideas. I will be trying the fried egg over mine. looks so good.
Tonia Sanders says
January 28, 2016 at 3:22 pmThis is great. I’m a fried rice junkie. I’ve never made my own. I think I may try it.
Chubskulit Rose says
January 28, 2016 at 3:41 pmWe love fried rice here at home and I also use left over stuff to make them. This looks deliciouis!
Pam says
January 28, 2016 at 5:58 pmI love fried rice! It is my favorite to order at Chinese restaurants but it is so easy to make at home too.
Liz Mays says
January 28, 2016 at 7:04 pmMmm, my boyfriend loves ordering pork fried rice. It would be nice to learn how to make it and this looks especially good.
Melissa says
January 28, 2016 at 7:10 pmWow this looks so yummy. I have enver made this before but I know we would enjoy it. I would love to try this at home this weekend!
Sicorra@NotNowMomsBusy says
January 28, 2016 at 7:56 pmI love fried rice too, esp when it is made at home. I have not made something like this in a long time, but it is a great way to use up leftovers from the fridge and add in some fresh veggies too.
Britni says
January 28, 2016 at 7:57 pmI love love love fried rice! This looks like a great recipe. I will have to give a try for dinner one of these nights.
Ann Bacciaglia says
January 28, 2016 at 9:54 pmI love rice and we have it a few times a week. This looks like a easy and delicious way to use the leftovers.
Shannon Gurnee says
January 28, 2016 at 10:38 pmI love Fried Rice, but haven’t tried making Pork Fried Rice. This looks and sounds delicious!
Melissa says
January 29, 2016 at 12:55 amLooks great! We do fried rice with veggie leftovers all the time! I love the idea of the large egg on top though!
Tatanisha Pitts-Worthey says
January 29, 2016 at 1:01 amWhat a delicious way to cook leftovers! We love friend rice too and adding a egg on top is a delightful idea. This looks so filling!
tiaras and tantrums says
January 29, 2016 at 4:05 amWe love fried rice in our house. I tried to make it once and it was horrible! Sticky rice did not work! I will have to try this recipe out because my son keeps begging me to figure it out.
rika says
January 29, 2016 at 8:00 amYum… I love friend rice and I love pork. This is a great recipe, perfect using leftovers rice and meats
OurFamilyWorld says
January 29, 2016 at 9:38 amMy family loves fried rice. We still have a lot of leftover rice, I will make this tonight.
Tiffany says
January 29, 2016 at 10:59 pmI’ve made chicken fried rice from a pinterest recipe, and it was so much better than takeout. I can’t wait to try this recipe. I’m sorry about your divorce. 🙁
Krystal says
January 31, 2016 at 2:58 pmI have never made pork fried rice before! I know my husband would love it since he is ALL About asian inspired dishes.
Jessica Simms says
January 31, 2016 at 8:05 pmThis sounds like a delicious recipe, we always have leftover meat that seems to linger around. I think this would be a great way to use those left overs.
Kiwi says
February 1, 2016 at 8:00 amLooks Delish. Althought I would have to subsitute the pork for chicken (cant eat pork) but its doable. I love the fried onto the rice. I must do that more often Yum!