When we hear of 'fried rice,' we often think of the kind served at Chinese restaurants or Filipino breakfast places, and we're used to its 'white' appearance. This is a recipe for what I call 'blackened' fried rice, so named because instead of white rice I used a combination of the black and red rice variety, along with some quinoa.
While fried rice is commonly consumed as a staple or side dish, it can be a complete meal in itself, with lots of possible ingredient combinations.
For this recipe, I added leftover slow-cooked pork belly, sliced Chinese sausage, bacon bits, shiitake mushrooms, green peas, sliced baby corn, raisins, baby spinach -- all stir-fried in a combination of Olive oil, garlic, onions, tomatoes and ginger The result is a complete satisfying meal.