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American Fried Rice

One serving has 623 kcal and 20 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (71%), manganese (63%), choline (47%), thiamin (45%), phosphorus (43%) and niacin (41%). Ready in 25 minutes.

American Fried Rice
Photo: Biyu Lau, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (406 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Dairy-free
  • Contains: egg, gluten, pork

Ingredients

  • 180 g Rice, white, long-grain, cooked
  • 55 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 40 g Pork sausages, fresh
  • 30 g Onions, raw
  • 20 g Peas, green, raw
  • 8 g Raisins
  • 25 g Ketchup
  • 12 g Vegetable oil
  • 5 g Garlic, raw
  • 0.5 g Salt
  • 30 g Cucumber, raw

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a wok, fry the garlic and onion until fragrant, then push to the side and scramble the egg until just set.
  2. Add the cooked rice, breaking up any clumps, and stir-fry 2-3 minutes.
  3. Add the sliced sausage, peas, raisins, ketchup and salt, and stir-fry 3-4 minutes until everything is hot and coated and the sausage is cooked through (74 °C/165 °F).
  4. Mound onto a plate and serve with the sliced cucumber alongside.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy623 kcal29%
Carbohydrates73.1 g
Water280 mL
Fiber3.1 g10%
Protein20.4 g42%
Tryptophan0.23 g
Threonine0.77 g
Isoleucine0.89 g
Leucine1.6 g
Lysine1.2 g
Methionine0.5 g
Cystine0.35 g
Phenylalanine0.93 g
Tyrosine0.66 g
Valine1.1 g
Histidine0.51 g
Fat27.9 g
Monounsaturated8.8 g
Polyunsaturated9.9 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.03 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-68.6 g
Saturated6.8 g
Trans-Fats0.14 g
Cholesterol233 mg
Calcium86.6 mg9%
Copper0.3 mg33%
Iron4.3 mg24%
Magnesium55.1 mg18%
Manganese1.1 mg63%
Phosphorus299 mg43%
Potassium548 mg12%
Selenium39 µg71%
Sodium802 mg
Zinc2.9 mg36%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.5 mg45%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.43 mg39%
Niacin (vitamin B3)5.8 mg41%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)2 mg40%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.53 mg41%
Folate (vitamin B9)155 µg39%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.86 µg36%
Choline201 mg47%
Vitamin A114 µg16%
Vitamin C13.8 mg18%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)67.9 IU11%
Vitamin E2.5 mg16%
Vitamin K33.5 µg37%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.6 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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