the other day at work we were discussing what we do with the odds and sods that accumulate in one’s fridge over the week.
it turns out we all have at least one (or more) recipes to ensure we ‘waste not’.
for what it’s worth, my dad (a war baby) never threw anything out… and that included food.
when we were growing up, every sunday he’d drag out all the scraps and leftovers from the fridge. dad is chinese, so the leftovers always included rice.
then he’d get out the wok, and fry the lot, and for sunday us kids would get “special fried rice”.
these days if i end up with leftover rice, i’ll do the same.
what
essential ingredients:
rice
soy sauce
plus any of the following (diced):
floppy celery
floppy carrots
any other wrinkly or floppy vegetable
any odds and ends of frozen vegetables that aren’t enough for a full dinner serve
old eggs
leftover meat (ham, lamb chops, the end of the pork roast, you get the idea)
how
- if using eggs, scramble first with salt to taste, fry and set aside
- fry the diced items with a dash of soy sauce until cooked
- add the rice (warm it in the microwave) and toss
- add soy sauce to taste, toss some more (add the scrambled eggs now too)
- serve.
it’s always different, and always yummy.
there will be other bottom-of-the-crisper recipes to come, too. what’s your bottom-of-the-crisper food?
