vegetarian fried rice

prep time:  tbd
cook time:  tbd
servings:  4 - 6

ingredients:
4 - 6 asparagus stems
450 grams steamed or boiled rice
2 egg whites beaten (optional)
2 spring onions - chopped
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon salt

steps:
1.  break off tough stems of the asparagus and chop into 2 centimeters pieces, rinse.  stir fry in 1 tablespoon oil for 1 - 2 minutes, remove from the wok.  add more oil to the wok if necessary and, when hot add the beaten egg whites to from a thin pancake.  as soon as the egg is cooked remove from the pan and chop.

2.  heat 2- 3 tablespoons of oil in he wok, when hot stir-fry the white part of the spring onion, add the cooked rice and stir over a low heat until the rice is uniformly heated through.  add the asparagus, egg whites and salt and stir and mix all the ingredients together until piping hot.

- goop, february 2010