Fried rice

Ingredients:

• 2 bowls of cooked rice (about 3 cups)
• 1-2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• ¼ cup onion, chopped
• 5 ounces beef (about 3/4 cup), cut into small pieces: replace with chicken, pork, or ham
• ⅓ cup kimchi, chopped
• 3 cups colorful vegetables, cut into small pieces (¼ inch cubes): carrot, zucchini, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, white mushrooms
• 1 or 2 green chili pepper (optional), chopped
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1 egg, cooked sunny side up
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ cup Oaxacan cheese, split it into threads: replace with mozzarella or cheddar cheese

Instructions:

1. Heat a heavy-bottomed frying pan over high heat. Add the vegetable oil, garlic, and onion. Stir-fry them for about a minute until they’re light brown.
2. Add the beef and stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes, until the beef is no longer pink.
3. Add kimchi and stir-fry about 2 minutes.
4. Add the vegetables and stir-fry about 3 minutes.
5. Add the rice. Keep stirring and mixing for 3 to 5 minutes.
6. Add oyster sauce. Keep stirring and mixing for 2 minutes.
7. Remove from the heat.
8. Add sesame oil, ground black pepper, chopped green onion. Mix well.
9. Transfer it to a serving plate and place the sunny side up egg on top. Serve right away unless you’re preparing this dish for a party, in which case you can make it a few hours in advance.