Garlic Fried Rice

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups leftover (cooked) brown rice
4-5 cloves crushed garlic (use a garlic press or a grater to get tiny pieces)
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup slivered almonds (toasted) = optional
1/4 cup frozen peas (defrosted) = optional

Directions:

"Fluff" or break apart the mass of leftover cold rice and place in a bowl.

Heat a nonstick frying pan or wok and pour in the olive oil. Once the olive oil is heated through, add the crushed garlic, salt and pepper. Stir vigorously so that the garlic doesn't burn. (If it does, toss it and start again). Once the garlic is browned, add rice and stir fry everything together until the rice is hot. Add slivered almonds or peas to "fancy" up the dish.


** If you are planning to use freshly cooked rice in this dish, you need to cool the rice before you stir fry it. Placing the hot rice on a large baking tray to cool down for 10 minutes and then do the stir fry. Fresh rice will "clump" in the stir fry.