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Island Fried Rice Recipe

Mar 23rd, 2010 by admin | 1

This recipe comes from The Hawaiian Homemaker’s Favorite Island Recipes, published in 1956.

  • 1/2 cup chicken or pork, finely diced
  • 1 can mushrooms
  • 1 qt. cold, cooked rice
  • 2 tbsp. peanut or salad oil
  • 1-1/2 tbsp. onion, finely chopped
  • 2/3 tbsp. shoyu
  • 1 egg, well beaten
  • pimento, green pepper

Fry meat lightly in oil, add mushrooms, green onion, rice and shoyu. Continue to cook over low heat 10 minutes. Add egg. Cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Drop bits of pimento and green pepper in bottom of custard cup or Chinese teacup, press in the hot rice and turn out on plate.

One Comment on “Island Fried Rice Recipe”


  1. Retro Cookbook said:

    Here is another vintage recipe, Island Fried Rice Recipe, on The Retro Cookbook http://ow.ly/1q3VP

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