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Filipino Macaroni Salad: My Filipino Fried Rice With Bacon or Sausage
Filipino Macaroni Salad: My Filipino Fried Rice With Bacon or Sausage
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The smell of fried rice, Spam, and fried eggs filling the air for
breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Food holds powerful memory magic for me. There is an
emotional connection that binds me to certain dishes and is
awakened each time my present day self catches a whiff or sight
or hears echoes from food memories of the past.
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Over the years, I've come to realize that - much like other
traditional dishes, like chicken adobo (check out this Instant
Pot Chicken Adobo recipe. It's SO good!) and pancit - every
island in the Philippines and every Filipino family prepares this
classic dish a bit differently.
For instance, growing up here in the United States, my family's
version of Longsilog (Filipino sausage with rice and eggs),
was Spam, fried rice, and fried eggs. This was because it was a
lot easier to find (and cheaper to buy) Spam at the supermarket
back then, than it was to find and buy longsilog.
The version I am sharing with you is the one I make now with
my own family. I usually make it with bacon, and I adore the
high quality of Snake River Farms Bacon in dishes like this.
Sometimes, however, I will also make this fried rice with
sausage. And here's the thing about making sausage fried
rice: do not get caught up on the exact type of sausage you use.
Like many Filipino recipes, this is a "use what's in the fridge"
type of recipe. So whatever your favorite sausage is, use that!
Ingredients
4 cups cooked white rice
2 tbsp olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup peas
½ cup corn (optional!)
2 eggs
2. In a large saute pan or skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
Add meat (bacon or sausage) to the pan and sauté while stirring
constantly for about 3-4 minutes, until the meat is just cooked.
3. Add garlic to the pan and sauté for 1 minute, stirring regularly.
4. Add carrots, peas, and corn to the pan and sauté for 2-3 minutes, just
until the veggies are soft.
5. Add the cooked rice to the pan, and stir to mix in with the veggies.
6. Create a circular "well" in the center of the pan and crack two eggs into
the pan. Stir immediately and briskly with a wooden spoon to whip into
scrambled eggs. Once mostly cooked as scrambled eggs, immediately
stir together with rice and veggies.
7. Once all ingredients are well mixed, remove from heat and plate.