Lulu's Chicken Fried Rice & Bacon

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:27:30 GMT

Step 1

Put the rice and water in an instant pot rice cooker and cook on the "steamed rice" setting. Alternatively, cook in a regular instant pot for 10-15 minutes or boil on the stove for 40-50 minutes. When ready, stir in 1-2 Tbsp butter.

Step 2

While the rice cooks, cut the chicken in crosscut strips along the shorter width of the breast in about 1/2" wide slices, then cut those pieces lengthwise in half. Sprinkle the chicken with a generous douse of corn starch, about 3 Tbsp, and toss to coat with your hands.

Step 3

With the bacon in a stack, cut in crosscut strips along the shorter width of the bacon in about 1/2" wide slices, then cut lengthwise so all of the bacon is in about 1/2" wide on each side. Roll bacon in remaining corn starch powder around chicken.

Step 4

Roughly chop 2/3 of the onion (about 1 cup's worth) and chop in a food chopper.

Step 5

If using fresh garlic, now is the time to mince them (about 3-5 cloves).

Step 6

When rice is cooked, toss cut chicken and bacon in a large skillet on medium-high heat with a generous toss of your oil of choice (I used olive oil) and a splash of rice vinegar. Stir occasionally until meat is crisp all over, and then add garlic, frying until it has an aroma. Toss in rice, onion, corn, sesame oil, and rice vinegar, and fry on high heat until everything is crisp as desired. Stir in soy sauce, molasses, and sugar in amounts to balance out the rice vinegar sourness (you can use brown sugar instead of sugar and molasses, and fresh corn instead of frozen, if desired). Turn off heat and serve.

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