Fried rice

-3 cups cooked white rice

-½ cup frozen green peas

-½ cup ham or chines roast pork, cut in small dices or baby shrimps

-2 shallots or 1 small onion, chopped

-2 eggs, lightly beaten

-1 tablespoon light soya sauce

-¼ cup pineapple chunks (optional)

-4 tablespoons vegetable oil

-Pinch each of salt and white pepper

Wipe out a wok with an oiled cloth, heat well, then pour the eggs.Turn pan quickly to spread the egss in a very thin omelette. Cook until firm, then flip over and cook the other side briefly. Lift out and leave to cool.

Pour 1 tablespoon oil into the wok and fry shallots or onion with peas for 1 minute, remove.

Add more oil and fry ham or pork or shrimps for 1 minute, add soya sauce and stir until well mixed and remove from the wok.

Heat the remaining oil and stir-fry rice on moderately high heat until each grain is coated with the oil, add salt and white pepper.

Roll up the egg and cut into fine shreds, add to the rice with ham or pork or shrimps and vegetables.

Mix thoroughly and heat through.

Stir in pineapple chunks, if used, and serve.

Bon Appétit