Cliff's Caribbean Fried Rice

Cliff's Caribbean Fried Rice My mom made this for us every Sunday. Some ppl find fried rice intimidating however it's just a series of small steps that can create a truly sensational dish. The Chicken in this dish can be replaced with pork.

4 Cups Rice
1/3 Cup Each of Green Peas, Diced Carrots and Corn
Ground Chicken (As much or as little as you'd like I use about a cup's worth)
BBQ Chicken or Jerk Chicken (If you want instructions on creating jerk chicken just send me a message and I'll post it)
1 Tsp Dried Thyme
4 Tbsp of Light Soy Sauce or 2 Tbsp Casreep if you can find it in your local grocers
2 Tbsp Vegetable or Canola oil
2 Eggs
1 Chili or 1/4 Scotchbonnet pepper diced with seeds removed (optional)

1/2 Can of Pineapple slices drained for garnish
2 Green Onions chopped for garnish. You don't want to chop your green onions too far in advance because they develop a soapy texture.


Good Fried rice is all about prep work.

Cook Rice and drain completely. I usually slightly undercook my rice, this way I don't end up with a clumped up mess at the end.

Microwave the green peas, carrots and corn for about 1.5 minutes and drain off excess water.

Sautee ground chicken with 2 Tbsp Soy (or 1 Tbsp Casreep) until completely cooked and set aside

Scramble both eggs with the Chili or Scotchbonnet pepper. Slice egg into thin strips and set aside.

In a large frying pan or wok heat 2 Tbsp Vegetable or Canola oil.

Add jerk chicken, and ground chicken to pan.

Add dried thyme and stir until well until combined with chicken.

Add rice 1 cup at a time and stir until well combined with the chicken thyme mixture.

Add remaining soy sauce or casreep. Now don't start stirring until you hear the soy sauce reach the bottom of the pan (you'll hear it start to sizzle) now you can start stirring until your rice gets that distinctive brown colour.

Add eggs, peas, carrots and corn and incorporate with the rice.

Top with green onion and diced pineapple slices and you're done.

Another variation on this dish is to replace the jerk chicken with sauteed shrimp.