Q & Q Fried Rice with Mushrooms and Red Beans

If there's one ground rule that I can have in this blog, it's that I will never post a recipe that I have not tried first.

Below is a simple recipe I came up with a few hours ago, which became my dinner. Only add red beans if you're not in a hurry to eat this, because the chewing takes a lot of time..LOL!

If you wish to try this dish, let me know what your experience is like. I look forward to hearing from you (and that includes you, He-Who-Came-Up-With-The-Idea-For-This-Blog).

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Q & Q Fried Rice with Mushrooms and Red Beans

(Q & Q = Quick & Quirky)

1. Ingredients:

a. A plate of white rice

b. Chopped onions

c. Chopped garlic

d. Anchovies (as much as you like)

e. 4 button mushrooms, sliced thinly (I used only four, but you can use more)

f. 2 chicken franks, sliced thinly (you can use more if you want to)

g. Red beans (soaked the night before and cooked till soft)

h. 1 tbsp of cooking oil

i. Salt

j. Pepper

k. 1/2 tsp of chicken stock

l. 1 tsp of soy sauce

2. Method:

a. Heat oil in a hot wok over medium fire.

b. Once oil is fragrant, add in anchovies, onions and garlic. Fry till brown.

c. Add in the sliced chicken franks and mushroom. Fry till they're brown.

d. Add in the red beans and white rice. Stir for two minutes, then add in salt, pepper, chicken stock and soy sauce.

e. Continue to stir for about two minutes before turning off the heat.

3. Portion size:

Makes two servings.

4. Cook's Notes:

a. Use as much as anchovies as you like. I had used too little (about one tablespoon) and found myself wanting more when I had eaten all of these crispy teasers on my plate.

b. I love eating red beans in desserts and bought a small pack of dried red beans to try at home. My first attempt at cooking them was to boil them for hours and yet they were still hard. I only discovered pre-cooking soaking by accident a few days ago.

c. This dish might not look so appetising because almost each ingredient used are in varying shades of brown. You can try to jazz it a bit by adding sliced tomatoes (I personally love cherry tomatoes) and sprinkling chopped spring onions. I was so hungry when I got home today, so I didn't bother with doing any presentation.