Okay...It's really not fried rice. I don't fry it. It's a lot healthier that way and my family hasn't noticed a difference. However, I can say that all eight cups of cooked food looked like this before cooking: Vegetable Fried Rice in a Jar If you are new... my series on homemade convenience meals you will want to read the Introduction to the 52 Method It's a very fun way of preparing meals ahead of time for emergencies or everyday use. It's a basic menu planning method for food storage based on meals that your family will eat, having all the ingredients in one-quart size jar. ONE jar...easy to find. Easy to plan. I think it's an idea that's been a long time coming and this is yet another recipe. You will be using a method called "vacuum pack canning". No liquid or pressure canning is necessary. If you opt to use the freeze dried meat in the recipes, please note NOTE: The repacking of Freeze Dried Meat must be done within 24-48 hours of opening the can and must be done in a dry environment. Once repacked you must use an oxygen absorber to make sure there is a vacuum oxygen free environment. Mylar bags can also be used instead of jars, but it is not recommended to use Ziploc bags as the sole source of storage if you are including meat. This week's recipe is one that I converted from one of my favorite food storage meals, Ham Fried Rice. Originally it was for a cooking class on how to use freeze-dried and dehydrated eggs . It's been a long-time favorite at our house without the ham because of my husband's vegetarian preferences. This one got added to the food storage meals-in-a-jar with the advent of Soy Sauce Powder into my life. I used Chef Tess Thrive Life for the food in this post. In the can, they are cooked and freeze-dried pieces of scrambled egg. They are different than egg powder or egg crystals. They can only be used for meals where it calls for cooked eggs. Fried rice is a perfect fit for this! We enjoy them in breakfast burritos and skillet meals. Chef Tess Vegetable Fried Rice In A Jar Ingredients in the jar: 1 cup freeze dried scrambled eggs 1 cup long grain rice 1 cup freeze dried Vegetable Mix of your choice (corn, peas, carrots) 1/4 cup freeze dried onion 1/4 cup freeze dried celery 1/4 cup freeze dried bell peppers 1/4 cup freeze dried mushrooms 1T Haco vegetarian ham base or 1T chicken bullion (chicken won't have a smoky flavor) 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes 2 tsp garlic granules (or powder) 1/2 cup Soy Sauce Powder (shake it down into the vegetables when you add them) Put all ingredients in a jar. I use a funnel. In order to get it all in, you will need to shake the soy sauce powder into the vegetables. Top with a 300 cc oxygen absorber to make the meal shelf stable. This is good 5-7 years. I't great for emergency food storage or to use for dinner during a busy week. To Prepare: Bring 4 cups of water to a rolling boil in a gallon size pot with a tight-fitting lid. Combine contents of the jar with the boiling water. Stir. Reduce heat to very low. Cover and simmer very low 20-25 minutes until all the rice is cooked and the vegetables are tender. Serve hot. Yield 8 cups of cooked Vegetable Fried Rice. There you go! Have fun with this one! Always My Very Best, Your Friend Chef Tess
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If you read my Pancakes from the Pantry post, then you know that I like to give Christmas gifts in a jar! It's a super easy way to share treats with your friends during the holidays... especially if you don't have a lot of time to actually bake, you can still "make cookies" for someone -- plus in this case, you can get your "craft-on" as well. I found a recipe for these cookies and changed it just a little bit to make it a fun Christmas cookie option. Here is how to make them in a jar: Take a quart sized jar and fill the bottom with: 1 1/3 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt Pat the bottom of the jar on your hand to pack the flour down into the jar. Then pour in 1 cup of oats. Take a wooden spoon and gently pat the oats down as well. Pour in 3/4 cup red and green M&Ms Pour in 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips Reach in and try to pack it all down as much as possible. Pour in 1/2 cup of brown sugar -- now pack it down REALLY tight. Fill the top of the jar with 1/2 cup white sugar. Screw on a lid and ring and decorate! -- Add a label that says: "Reindeer Cookies -- To make these cookies, add 1 egg, ½ cup slightly melted butter and 1 tsp vanilla. Mix well – get in there with your hands. Form into 1” balls and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes." Just for fun, I added Reindeer Candy Canes to my jars. Another easy project. Ideally you want to have brown pipe-cleaners. I only had black so that's what I used! Cut 1/4 of the pipe cleaner off and discard. Then cut 1/3 of the remaining pipe cleaner. Divide in two. Take the other piece (2/3 left) and twist it around a candy cane in the "hook". Twist the other two short pieces around each side and bend them until you like how they look. Hot glue two googly eyes and a red pop-pom and you're done! Cute! Happy Gift-Giving and Cookie-Eating!!! Thank you, Bakerella, for the inspiration!
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