Fried Rice with Simple Baked Salmon
- Cooking spray
- 2 salmon filets (about 3 ounces each)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups cooked long-grain rice
- 1 carrot, shredded
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 eggs
- 3 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- Sesame seeds, for garnish
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Season the salmon with salt and pepper and place it on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake the salmon in the oven until cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and keep warm.
- Heat a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add about 1/2 tablespoon of the butter and crack the eggs into the pan, stirring with a metal spatula to scramble and chop them finely.
- Remove the eggs from the pan.
- Add 1 tablespoon of the remaining butter to the same pan and saute the onion and carrot until softened, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and the cooked rice.
- Stir well, mixing the vegetables and rice together.
- Fry for a few minutes, mixing constantly with the spatula.
- Add the eggs and mix well.
- Add the soy sauce and keep stirring.
- Turn off the heat.
- Transfer the fried rice to a plate, top with the salmon, sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.
cooking spray, salmon filets, salt, rice, carrot, onion, eggs, unsalted butter, soy sauce, sesame seeds
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/fried-rice-with-simple-baked-salmon.html (may not work)