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      "headline": "Egg Fried Rice with Leftover Rice and Frozen Vegetables",
      "description": "Make beginner egg fried rice with leftover rice, eggs, frozen peas, carrot, green onion, soy sauce, and practical supermarket substitutions.",
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      "recipeCategory": "Main dish",
      "keywords": "beginner, vegetarian, budget, leftovers",
      "recipeYield": "2 servings",
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      "recipeIngredient": [
        "rice: 3 cups cooked and chilled.",
        "egg: 3 large.",
        "frozen peas: 3/4 cup.",
        "carrot: 1 small (optional).",
        "green onion: 2.",
        "soy sauce: 1 to 2 tbsp.",
        "toasted sesame oil: 1 tsp (optional).",
        "neutral oil: 1 tbsp."
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          "name": "Loosen the rice",
          "text": "Break up chilled cooked rice with your hands or a spoon so it can fry evenly instead of clumping."
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          "name": "Scramble eggs",
          "text": "Cook beaten eggs in a little oil until just set, then move them to a plate."
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          "name": "Fry vegetables and rice",
          "text": "Cook carrot and peas until hot. Add rice and stir-fry until the grains look separate and lightly glossy."
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          "text": "Return eggs, add soy sauce around the edge of the pan, then finish with green onion and sesame oil."
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        "Day-old rice is easiest, but freshly cooked rice can work if spread on a tray until steam escapes.",
        "Frozen peas and diced frozen carrots are useful shortcuts for weeknight fried rice.",
        "Low-sodium soy sauce gives more control if you are cooking for children.",
        "Use mixed frozen vegetables instead of peas and carrot.",
        "Use tamari instead of soy sauce for a gluten-free version if the rest of the ingredients are safe.",
        "Add leftover cooked chicken, shrimp, tofu, or mushrooms if you want more protein.",
        "Cooked rice: Day-old jasmine rice, Basmati rice, Fresh rice cooled on a tray. Cold rice is easiest. If using fresh rice, spread it out so steam escapes before frying.",
        "Eggs: Two eggs plus tofu, Egg whites and one whole egg, Cooked chicken. Scramble eggs separately so they stay tender instead of disappearing into the rice.",
        "Frozen peas and carrot: Frozen mixed vegetables, Sweetcorn, Finely chopped broccoli. Small vegetables work best because they heat quickly and do not water down the rice."
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            "text": "Yes, but spread the cooked rice on a tray for 10 to 15 minutes so steam escapes before frying."
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          "name": "Why is my fried rice mushy?",
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            "text": "The rice was probably too wet, the pan was crowded, or too much sauce was added at once."
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