hi hello everyone! We're making a bacon fried rice tonight that I love doing in a cast iron pan, so that we can to a sear to the bottom layer and develop a nice "crispy quality to the rice. If you've got some on hand and want to follow along, this generally tends to work best with day-old rice. If not, that's ok! Just whip up some fresh rice, and pop the top off of the rice cooker about an two to four hours before you start to cook. If you don't have a cast iron, that's ok too! Just grab your heaviest bottom skillet (cast iron or stainless steel, anything that's not non-stick teflon), and I'll walk you through what to do.

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INGREDIENTS

• 4 cloves garlic

• 1 tbsp ginger (about 1 inch)

• 2 small carrots

• 1/3 cup peas (ideally frozen)

• 2 green onions, sliced (whites and greens separated)

• 2 eggs

• 1 medium chicken breast

• 3-4 strips of bacon

• 2 tbsp soy sauce

• 2 tbsp hoisin sauce

• sambal oelek

• kosher salt