Hawaiian-Style Bacon Fried Rice

If you're from Hawaii, you know very well about our local-style sticky bacon fried rice you can get at almost any short order restaurant. I made this version of my own to take me back to the days when I used to live on the island. These ratios are approximate, I usually make mine to taste.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 333 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 large eggs
• 6 cups cooked white rice
• 1 pinch ground black pepper to taste
• ½ pound bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
• ½ sweet onion, diced
• ½ link Portuguese chourico sausage, diced
• 1 dash soy sauce, or to taste
• ½ cup scallions, thinly sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place bacon into a wok or large frying pan and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crispy, about 10 minutes. Drain most of the bacon fat, reserving 3 tablespoons. Add sweet onion and saute in the hot bacon grease over medium-high heat until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add sausage and saute until browned, 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 2

Meanwhile, crack eggs into a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook until outer edges become opaque, about 1 minute. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook until whites are completely set, about 4 minutes. Remove and cut into small pieces.

Step 3

Add eggs and rice to the wok and stir until ingredients are evenly distributed. Return bacon to the wok and mix well. Season with soy sauce and pepper and stir-fry until rice is a light tan color, about 5 minutes. Garnish with scallions.