Guyanese 🇬🇾 Style Fried Rice Recipe. 1st time cooking it & Preparing Chicken for BBQ & Grilling.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Tofu provides a plant-based option while canned chicken is budget-friendly.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces salt intake; tamari is gluten-free.

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat until shimmering.

Add diced chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, about 5-7 minutes.

Remove chicken and set aside; keep the oil in the skillet.

Add onion, garlic, and ginger to the skillet; sauté until fragrant, about 2-3 minutes.

Stir in diced carrot and bell pepper; cook until tender, about 3-4 minutes.

Add cooked rice to the skillet, breaking up any clumps with a spatula.

Return the cooked chicken to the skillet and mix well with the rice.

Push the rice mixture to one side of the skillet; crack an egg into the empty side and scramble until fully cooked.

Combine the scrambled egg with the rice and chicken mixture.

Stir in green peas, soy sauce, thyme, and bay leaf; cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.

Season with black pepper and salt to taste.

Garnish with chopped scallions before serving.

Cooking Techniques

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