Mediterranean Fried Rice

It has taken me a little time to get to this post.  Life has been busy.  I have traveled to Washington DC  and New York City besides just catching up with life, business and family since I got home from Thanksgiving.  We have all these food rituals we do when we are at my wife’s home for the Thanksgiving week.

Mediterranean Fried Rice

The final night has become Mediterranean night.  My wife is from Flint and there is a large Mediterranean/Middle Eastern population existing there.  So it is only logical that there is awesome Mediterranean food.  I am still looking for the Chicago restaurant to match this experience.

We got the leftovers which was the rice.  Nothing else is ever leftover from this meal.  What to do with all this rice.  My wife requested fried rice.  I just had to go with the spice already in the rice so I created this Mediterranean Fried Rice.  It was awesome.  Will I ever be able to recreate this recipe?

Mediterranean Fried Rice

2014-12-10 03:34:28

Serves 6

Re-purposing Mediterranean rice into a fried rice with wonderful spices

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Prep Time

1 hr

Cook Time

20 min

Total Time

1 hr 20 min

Prep Time

1 hr

Cook Time

20 min

Total Time

1 hr 20 min

Ingredients

1. 3 Cups Mediterranean spice rice
2. 2 cups of smoked turkey
3. 1/4 - 1/2 cup coconut milk
4. 2 tablespoon cumin
5. 2 tablespoon coriander
6. 2 tablespoon turmeric
7. 2 tablespoons garlic
8. 1 tablespoon sea salt
9. 1 tablespoon allspice
10. 2 teaspoons cinnamon
11. 2 teaspoons cayenne
12. 1 1/2 squeezed lemons
13. 1/2 cup cilantro
14. 1/4 cup parsley
15. 1/2 red onion, diced
16. 6 - 8 pitted figs, diced
17. 2 tablespoon olive oil
18. 1 - 2 cups turkey stock

Instructions

1. Mix the dry spices with the coconut milk. Stir well and add the turkey.
2. Add the harissa, mix well and let marinade for about an hour.
3. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven. Add the onions and figs and cook until softened - 5 minutes.
4. Add in the rice and stir well.
5. Add in the cilantro and parsley. Add 1/2 the stock to keep moist.
6. Add in the marinated turkey.
7. Add in the remaining stock if needed. Put the lid on and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes.
8. Stir a couple times during the simmering process.
9. Serve and enjoy!

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Ingredients

Turkey Spices and coconut milk added.

Spices

Turkey added

Marinated Turkey.

Turkey in Marinade

Harissa added.

Harissa added

Sauteed Vegetables.

Sauteed Vegetables

Rice, cilantro & parsley added.

Cilantro & Parsley added to rice

Turkey added to rice.

Turkey Added to Rice

Plated.