Pork Mushroom Kebabs With Quick Fried Rice Recipes

MAKE-IT-MINE PORK KABOBS

Steps:

• In a self-sealing plastic bag combine cubed pork, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger and Dijon-style mustard (or Chinese Five Spice); seal bag and refrigerate for 1 to 4 hours.
• Prepare medium-hot fire with charcoal or preheat gas to medium high.
• Remove pork from marinade, and discard marinade. Thread pork, sweet peppers, mushrooms, and zucchini alternately onto 8 skewers. Grill kabobs directly over fire, turning to brown evenly, for 5 minutes. Brush kabobs with the melted jelly. Continue to grill for 3 to 10 minutes more or until tender. Let rest 3 minutes before serving.

CHINESE MUSHROOM PORK FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet or wok, add in the eggs and cook breaking up into small pieces; remove to a bowl or plate and set aside.
• Add in 1 more tablespoon oil; heat until hot.
• Add in the chili flakes (if using) chopped onions, and red bell pepper; saute for about 4 minutes or until soft, adding in the garlic the last 2 minutes of cooking.
• Add the eggs back into the wok or skillet along with the cooked cold rice and cooked pork and mushrooms.
• Add in the soy sauce (starting with 1/4 cup) mix until heated thoroughly.
• Place in a large bowl and sprinkle with chopped green onions.
• Delicious!

PORK MUSHROOM FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Place 1 pound of the mushrooms into a food processor and chop to resemble ground meat.
• Thinly slice the remaining 1/2 pound and set aside. In a large wok or frying pan add the ground pork, and cook of medium meat, stirring often. Cook for 5 minutes. Add the ground mushrooms into the pork, stir and cook for 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir and cook for another minute. Place the mushroom/pork mixture into a bowl and set aside.
• In the same pan, there should be enough fat from the pork, add the beat up eggs and scramble over medium heat until light and fluffy. Remove and place the eggs into a small bowl. Add the thinly sliced yellow onion to the hot pan. If there is not enough fat left from the pork, add a little canola oil, about 1 tablespoon. Stir and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes.
• Add the garlic to the onion mixture, stir and cook for another minute. Add the carrots, stir and cook for 3 minutes. Add the thinly sliced mushrooms, stir and cook until they are golden; about 3 - 5 minutes. Sprinkle the Chinese Five Spice over the mushroom mixture and stir. Stir in the frozen peas and cook for 1 minute. Remove the vegetable mixture from the pan and place into a bowl.
• Raise the heat of the stove to medium high, and add the 2 tablespoons of canola oil to the hot pan. Add the green onions and ginger. Stir, and cook for 1 minute. Add the cold rice, stirring, until the rice is lightly crisp, about 3 - minutes.
• Drizzle the sesame oil, soy sauce and mirin over the rice, stir and cook for another minute. Stir in the pork and vegetables, and cook for 1 minute. Lightly folding the ingredients together. Stir in the egg, and season to taste with salt and pepper.

BARBECUED PORK FRIED RICE WITH MUSHROOMS AND EXTRA GINGER

Steps:

• In a large (10-inch or more) sauté pan or wok, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Sauté the mushrooms without disturbing until browned on the underside, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add a pinch of salt, stir, and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes, until the mushrooms are glossy and pliant. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil, the chile, ginger, and the white portion of the scallions. Stir constantly until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add the pork and stir vigorously for 1 minute to heat it through.
• Add the rice, toss well to combine, and let it sit undisturbed for 30 seconds to toast well. Add the corn and cook, tossing and stirring continuously, until warmed through, about another 30 seconds. Stir in the soy sauce and toss thoroughly to combine.
• While folding the rice mixture quickly, fold in the egg (don't let it sit still or the egg will pool and form ugly clumps). Remove the pan from the heat, add the scallion greens, and toss. Taste and adjust the seasoning with more salt or soy sauce as desired and serve.

PORK KEBABS WITH SESAME RICE

Steps:

• Heat the sesame oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the sesame seeds and cook, stirring, until golden, about 1 minute. Stir in the rice, then add 1 3/4 cups water; bring to a boil and cook until most of the water evaporates, about 8 minutes. Cover, reduce the heat to low and cook until tender, about 12 more minutes; remove from the heat and let stand until ready to serve.
• Meanwhile, preheat the broiler. Thread the pork onto 4 long metal skewers, leaving space between each piece; season with salt and pepper. Place the asparagus on a baking sheet and toss with the vegetable oil and ponzu sauce. Push the asparagus to the side of the pan and add the pork skewers.
• Broil the pork and asparagus, turning once or twice, until the pork is browned and cooked through and the asparagus is charred in spots, 8 to 10 minutes. Divide among plates and drizzle the pork with the pan juices; serve with the sesame rice and lemon wedges.

QUICK PORK FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat 2 teaspoons vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir mushrooms until the juice has evaporated, and the mushrooms are browned, about 15 minutes. Set mushrooms aside.
• Fluff cooked rice with a fork and stir in 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to separate the grains. Heat remaining 3 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over medium heat. Cook and stir pork, garlic, and ginger until fragrant, about 1 minute; add celery, onion, and carrot. Cook and stir until vegetables begin to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in red bell pepper and cooked mushrooms just until combined.
• Stir in cooked rice, lightly tossing until rice is heated through and thoroughly combined with pork and vegetables. Stir in soy sauce, remove from heat, and sprinkle green onions over the top.

SWEET AND SOUR PORK KABOBS WITH FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Kabobs:
• In a small bowl, mix first 5 ingredients together to make a marinade. Set marinade aside. In a medium bowl, place vegetables and pineapple. Place pork in a different medium bowl. Distribute marinade evenly between the 2 bowls and toss pork to coat. Refrigerate at least 15 minutes, or up to 8 hours.
• Preheat the broiler.
• Thread the pork, vegetables, and pineapple alternately on 4 skewers. Place skewers in a broiling pan and broil until pork is cooked through and beginning to brown, turning skewers halfway through cooking, about 5 minutes per side.
• Fried Rice:
• Open fried rice package and reserve seasonings. Combine rice and butter in a heavy large skillet and saute over medium heat until rice is golden brown, about 2 minutes. Gradually add 2 cups water, soy sauce, and seasonings from fried rice package. Bring to a boil. Cover skillet and reduce heat to low. Simmer until rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and sprinkle pineapple, peas, carrots, and corn over rice mixture. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork and mix in pineapple, peas, carrots, and corn.