Lemongrass Fried Rice with Tuna

Fried rice is a dish for which every Vietnamese family has its own secret recipe. The fried rice dish has become a popular dish always get a thump up at every small or large party. It is also an easy potluck meeting dish. Fried rice is a dish that is always the most to get attention. To make a delicious fried rice dish, the rice has to be cooked from the day before, and it has to be a little drier than normal cooked rice. The ingredients used for fried rice dish are certainly endless and have no principles at all. Fried rice is a rustic dish, and it can also become the elegant main dish if expensive ingredients are changed therein. Today, I will introduce a very good fried rice dish for my blog. I use black rice and lemongrass. As studies have shown, lemongrass citronella reduces cholesterol, improves sleep, reduces blood sugar, and helps to cure the type II diabetes and also has the ability to kill cancer cells. Also, the oil in lemongrass, if used daily, will eventually reduce body odor. This is a very simple fried rice recipe, but it can be added in our meal to increase the health benefits to our bodies.

Ingredients:
Three cups cooked black rice
2 tbs fresh chopped lemongrass
6 oz tuna*
1 egg beaten
1 shallot, chopped
1 garlic clove minced
Other ingredients:
1 cup total of diced red, green and yellow bell pepper
2 tbs oil 
Season with soy sauce, salt, sugar, pepper and mushroom seasoning powder

Directions:

Drain the tuna and set aside.
Heat the oil in nonstick wok or skillet. Add shallot, garlic and half of the lemongrass. Stir and cook until fragrant (about 1 minute).

Add beaten egg and scramble the egg.Add bell peppers , tuna. Mix well.

 

Turn the heat off and add rice. Use a wooden spoon to break the rice and mix well with the rest of the ingredients in a wok. Season with soy sauce, sugar, seasoning powder, and pepper. Turn the heat back on and gently stir the rice and cook for another 3 to 5 minutes.

Place on a serving bowl or plate. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro or basil or green onions.

* Add fried tofu instead of tuna to make this rice for a vegetarian.