Subscriber Exclusive: Friday Rice

One of my favorite foods in the world is the Thai Fried Rice from the Old Port Noodle House on Commercial Street here in Portland. When I was hiking the A.T. last summer, it was the only food I really craved, to the extent that my family brought me an order of it when they met us in Vermont. Leftover fried rice with a fresh scrambled egg on it is a peak breakfast food.

Don’t worry, that’s about it for the pre-recipe personal anecdote, I just wanted to explain how I started this habit of having fried rice for breakfast, and why I eventually decided I had to figure out how to make it myself. I can’t be getting $20 of take out rice every other day, I have camping gear to buy. So this is my version of Thai style fried rice, that you can make in about ten minutes on half a cup of coffee as long as you have a few pantry staples and some leftover plain rice. It’s probably not The Best Fried Rice You’ve Ever Had (or at least I hope not). But it’s quick, and easy, and pretty good.

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