Smoky Fried Rice

• GROUP ONE
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1/2 cup chopped white onion
• 4 thinly sliced green onions
• GROUP TWO
• 2 beaten eggs
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1 dash toasted sesame oil
• 1 dash soy sauce
• 1 dash white pepper
• GROUP THREE
• 1 tablespoon hickory bacon drippings
• 3 cups fluffed cooked cold long-grain rice
• 2/3 cup thawed drained frozen peas and carrot
• 3 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 dash toasted sesame oil
• GROUP FOUR (OPTIONAL)
• 3/4 cup diced cooked chicken (or 3/4 cup cooked baby shrimp) or 3/4 cup diced cooked ham (or 3/4 cup cooked baby shrimp)
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 pinch white pepper
• 1 dash toasted sesame oil

1. THAW frozen peas and carrots and drain; CHOP 1/2 cup white onions; SLICE 4 green onions thinly (if optional GROUP FOUR meat if used in recipe, TOSS meat in 1 teaspoon soy sauce with 1 pinch white pepper and 1 dash sesame oil (NOTE: If cooked diced ham is used in dish, no additional ingredients need to be added); SET aside.
2. BEAT 2 eggs from GROUP TWO ingredients with 1 dash sesame oil, 1 dash soy sauce and 1 dash white pepper: SET aside.
3. HEAT 1 tablespoon peanut oil in wok, swirling oil carefully to coat wok surface (oil should be as hot as hot as possible without smoking); ADD 1/2 cup chopped white onions and 4 thinly sliced green onions, sauteeing 1 minute or lomger.
4. REMOVE onions with deep-fry strainer; PLACE into medium bowl; SET aside, close to your working station.
5. SWIRL 1 tablespoon peanut oil in wok again; ADD beaten eggs; SCRAMBLE eggs lightly and quickly until they begin to puff, until just firm; REMOVE cooked egg and add to same bowl with cooked onions.
6. POUR 1 tablespoon bacon drippings to the wok and swirl oil carefully; ADD cooked cold rice; STIR-FRY for 2 minutes.
7. ADD 2/3 cup thawed strained peas and carrots (also add cooked meat or shrimp now if using); STIR to combine.
8. RETURN cooked onions and egg to wok mixture; QUICKLY add 1 dash soy sauce soy sauce and 1 dash sesame oil, STIR-FRY 1 minute longer.
9. SEASON rice to taste; GARNISH with red pepper flakes if desired.
10. SERVE and enjoy!

group one, peanut oil, white onion, green onions, group two, eggs, peanut oil, sesame oil, soy sauce, white pepper, group three, hickory bacon, fluffed cooked cold, carrot, soy sauce, sesame oil, group four, chicken, soy sauce, white pepper, sesame oil

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/smoky-fried-rice-327931 (may not work)