Ham Fried Rice

This is a great recipe for leftover ham and it's really easy.  When I asked my husband if it tastes like the fried rice he gets at the take-out place he said, "It's good.  It actually tastes fresher."  I always try to get all my ingredients out ahead of time and chop all my veggies first.  It made about 4 healthy servings and I put each serving in individual containers for him to take to the office with him for lunch.  I froze two of those but I'm not sure if this freezes well.  I'll be sure to update once I find out.  Hope you enjoy!

Ingredients:

3-4 Tbs EVOO or sesame oil

1-1.5 cups ham, cubed

1/2 a white or yellow onion, chopped

5-6 baby carrots, chopped

Rice Wine Vinegar (or substitute gin or dry sherry or white wine)

1/2 cup frozen peas

3 eggs, beaten

2 cups cooked rice (preferably not instant but that's all I had on hand)

2-3 Tbs soy sauce (more or less to taste)

2-3 green onions, chopped 

Try to chop your ingredients approximately the same size so that it all cooks evenly.

Heat the oil in a large skillet on med-high heat until it's hot and rippling.
Add the onions and carrots and saute until they are soft.
Make sure you salt & pepper lightly at each step and taste your food!!

Add the frozen peas and heat until thawed.

Next, stir in the cooked ham and heat until warmed through.

Deglaze the pan with gin (or sherry or wine)
and be sure to stir it for about a minute to cook off the alcohol.

Push all ingredients to the side and pour in the beaten eggs.
Scramble the eggs well and then combine them with the rest of the ingredients in the pan.

Stir in the cooked rice, soy sauce, and green onions and you're done!
Super simple and fast!