Plant-based Fried Rice with Brussel Sprouts
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Serves: 4-6
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cups chopped brussel sprouts (this was about 14 of them for me)
  • ½ medium yellow onion
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp brown sugar OR 1½ cup corn (optional, see notes*)
  • ½ cup grated carrots
  • ½ cup frozen or fresh peas
  • 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 1½ tbsp sesame seeds
  • 4 cups cooked brown rice
Directions
  1. Chop your brussel sprouts and slice the medium onion and place them in a large pan along with the oil, soy sauce, and the brown sugar (if you choose to use brown sugar), and saute over medium heat. Cook them for 3-5 minutes or until your onions and brussel sprouts begin to cook, but are not charred. Allow this to saute while you grate your carrots.
  2. Add your grated carrots to your pan along with the frozen peas (If you choose to use the corn, add it in here as well). Cook over medium heat, covered, for 10 minutes while stirring occasionally.
  3. Add in your 2 more tablespoons of soy sauce, cooked brown rice and sesame seeds and allow it to saute together another 2-3 minutes to allow the flavors to blend together.
*The brown sugar is there to add a little bit of a sweet taste to it, but when I make it for my family I use corn instead for a more natural way to add the sweet flavor. If you wish to not have the sweet flavor at all though you can simply omit the "sweeteners" completely.
Recipe by Green Leaves and Jam, a Plant-Based Diet at http://greenleavesandjam.com/plant-based-fried-rice-with-brussel-sprouts/