First, check if you have leftover rice. Preferably yesterday's so at least something in your about-to-be concoction is reasonably fresh.
Next, prepare universal 'gelling' ingredient, eggs. Depending on the portion of rice you wish to serve (or portion that is left), you may put in one egg or more according to your disgression or liking for eggs. :)
Ensure that there is chicken essence flavouring on hand for, well what else, flavouring. Warning, minus this ingredient means minus any tasty flavour at all in the end result.
For a healthy and filling meal but with a rather unusual taste, also prepare mock duck. Separate the "duck" from the sauce it comes with in the tin.
If you are still at this point unaware, the dish to be prepared is fried rice. Thus, oil and chopped garlic are key ingredients. A wok and frying apparatus would of course be helpful as well.
Having secured all ingredients, heat up the wok and add oil. (I've just realised this also means 'jia you' which means 'go for it' in Mandarin. very encouraging.) Let it simmer then throw in chopped garlic. After frying till golden brown, throw in egg(s) and fry as usual before tossing in the mushrooms (soaked in water and shredded) that you were trying to get rid of in the first place. Continue frying till mix is approporiately dry then shake some chicken flavouring powder into the mock duck sauce and pour into wok. Pour in leftover rice and mock duck and fry. Also add more chicken flavouring powder at some point and be sure not to let your hand slip lest too much powder is shaken in. Fry till rice is light brown and stop before cocoction is too dry.
This meal is suitable for those who are not strictly vegetarians but vegetarians nonetheless. :)
p/s - should this recipe not turn out for you, a helping of chili or tomato sauce will also be handy.
-end impromptu recipe-
this is what happened when bi and me were wondering what to do with the rest of the mushrooms we bought last week and forgot about. fried rice is a good way to go about making useful almost all leftovers so that's what we decided upon. it actually made a pretty good lunch!
deciding upon ingredients done by me (except for the mock duck :p), actual cooking and frying done by bi. i just stood by to 'add oil', chop garlic and shred the mushrooms for him. hehe.
i think i make a great kitchen hand now.. :D thanks, bi! ^^
