Black Olive Fried Rice Recipes

CHINESE OLIVE FRIED RICE (橄榄菜炒饭)

Steps:

• Add bacon to a large nonstick pan and turn to medium heat or medium high heat (*see footnote 3). Stir and cook until golden and the fat is rendered.
• (Optional) If the bacon you use is too fatty, you might get a lot of rendered fat. Remove some of the fat by dipping a paper towel into the pan with a pair of tongs. I personally like to leave a bit of bacon fat in the pan, which will make the rice extra flavorful.
• Add garlic. Stir a few times until fragrant.
• Add olive vegetables. Cook and stir until you can hear a vibrant sizzling. It might only take a few seconds if the pan is properly heated. Olive vegetables contain oil, so your pan should be greased and ready for the rest of the cooking. If you removed too much bacon fat earlier, you might want to add a small spoon of oil here, so the rice won't dry out.
• Add rice. Cook and chop the rice with a spatula until separated into grains and heated through. Swirl in soy sauce and stir to mix well. You should again hear vibrant sizzling, throughout the cooking, without burning the ingredients. Adjust heat accordingly and remove the pan from the stove if it's getting too hot.
• Move everything to one side of the pan. Add cucumber. Cook and stir for a few seconds to heat them.
• Mix cucumber with the other ingredients, and move everything to one side of the pan.
• Add vegetable oil and beaten egg to the other side of the pan. Wait until the bottom sets. Stir everything together. Carefully taste the rice. The cucumber should be cooked through and the rice slightly crisped. Add green onion, stir to mix well.
• Serve warm.

VEGETABLE AND BLACK-BEAN FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over high. When it shimmers, add eggs and cook, undisturbed, 10 seconds. Stir with a spatula until just set, about 30 seconds; transfer to a plate.
• Add 2 tablespoons oil and mushrooms to skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, 6 to 8 minutes. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil, scallions, cilantro stems, and bell pepper; season with salt and pepper. Cook until soft, about 5 minutes more. Stir in hot sauce and rice. Spread mixture in a single layer and let cook, undisturbed, until underside crisps slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in beans and cook until warm, about 1 minute. Fold in eggs and cilantro leaves; season to taste. Serve with avocado, scallion greens, tortilla chips, and more hot sauce.

PINEAPPLE BLACK FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant but not browned, about 30 seconds. Add the onion and season with salt and cook, stirring often, until the onion has become translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the chile and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add the carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, until the carrots are softened, about 2 minutes. Push the vegetables to the outer edge and create a well in the middle. Add the rice to the well and press down into the well and over the vegetables with a spatula. Cook, undisturbed, until the rice starts to caramelize, about 2 minutes. Stir in the cabbage and soy sauce and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is softened, about 2 minutes. Season with salt. Add the pineapple, scallions, sweet chili sauce and edamame and cook, stirring constantly, until the pineapple is heated through and the vegetables are tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the sprouts and cook, tossing, until the sprouts are heated through, about 30 seconds.
• Remove from the heat and serve

RICE WITH TOMATOES AND BLACK OLIVES

Steps:

• Combine rice and 2 cups of water in heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring to boil; reduce heat and cook a total of 17 minutes, until rice is tender and water has evaporated.
• Meanwhile chop the whole onion; sauté onion in hot oil in nonstick skillet.
• Pit and cut up olives; wash, trim and coarsely chop tomatoes. When onion is tender add the olives and tomatoes and cook over high heat to evaporate liquid.
• Wash, dry and chop basil to make 2 tablespoons. Just before adding tomato mixture to rice, stir in basil. Add mixture to cooked rice and season with optional salt and with pepper.

JAPANESE RICE WITH BLACK OLIVES AND ORANGE ZEST

Steps:

• Lightly rinse the rice. Put the rice in a small pot with 2 cups of water and let it soak for 30 minutes. Pit the black olives and cut into small pieces. Stir the rice well and place over high heat. Let it come to a boil, then stir well again and turn the heat down to the lowest possible setting. Cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid and let simmer for 11 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit, still covered, for 5 minutes more. Transfer the rice to a bowl, stir well and let cool for 10 minutes. Stir in the chopped olives, olive oil, and orange zest. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Press the rice in a rice mold or shape by hand, and serve. Japanese rice is very sticky. To keep the rice from sticking to the rice mold, keep both pieces of the mold in water. Fill the mold 2/3 full with rice and press down with the top part firmly enough for the rice to stick together, but not so firmly that the rice gets mashed. Release the rice from the mold and put on a plate.