Tomato Fried Rice

A handful of the tomatoes are prepared with scallions in the rice, while the rest are served on top. However the trick is kindly salting the sliced up tomatoes prior to cooking – it focuses all that tomato taste and discharges a few of the liquid. We have Heidi Swanson, the author of 101 Cookbooks, to thank for this lightning-fast weeknight supper dish.

Components

• 4 scallions
• 1 pound. cherry and/or grape tomatoes of any and all colors
• Kosher salt
• 2 Tablespoon. toasted sesame oil, divided
• 3 garlic cloves, carefully grated
• 1 1/2 tsp. carefully grated peeled ginger
• 2 1/2 cups cooled prepared long-grain white or wild rice
• 3 big eggs, beaten to mix
• 4 pounds minced onion
• 1 Tablespoon. soy sauce
• Extra-virgin olive oil (for sprinkling)
• Squashed red pepper flakes (for serving; optional)
• 1/2 lemon

Preparation

• Cut dark green tops from scallions and very finely piece; reserved. Very finely piece pale and white green parts; reserved independently. Quarter any bigger tomatoes and cut in half any little ones. Location about one-quarter of tomatoes in a little bowl; season kindly with salt and toss to integrate. Reserve, minced onion.

• Heat 1 Tablespoon. sesame oil in a big frying pan over medium-high. Include booked pale and white green parts of scallions and staying three-quarters of tomatoes and cook, stirring periodically, till softened and any liquid from tomatoes has actually vaporized, about 4 minutes. Mix in garlic and ginger; cook, stirring continuously, till aromatic, about 30 seconds. Include rice and stir to different grains. Prepare simply to heat rice through, about 3 minutes.

• Scoot veggies and rice to 1 side of frying pan, then put half of staying sesame oil into pan. Include eggs and cook, stirring typically, till simply set, about 1 minute. Mix into veggies and rice, then drizzle in soy sauce and cook, stirring, simply up until well integrated.

• Transfer fried rice to a big bowl or plate. Drain pipes salted tomatoes, drizzle with olive oil, and spoon over rice. If utilizing) and drizzle with staying sesame oil, sprinkle with reserved scallion tops and red pepper flakes (. Carefully grate enthusiasm from lemon over.