Turning 53rd & 6th Combo into Egg Fried Rice

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Dear Food Diary:
Since Anthony Bourdain and Midtown Lunch did their post/episode on the Halal Cart this week, this would be the perfect time to share my latest experience.

The other night we stopped by my favorite 53rd & 6th Av for some mouthwatering street meat. Love this cart, the best combo rice with white and hot sauce ever! I brought the left overs home and the next morning realized it wouldn’t even constitute as an appetizer for this Chubby’s tummy (see pic above). With nothing but eggs in my fridge on a lazy Saturday morning, my brain and tummy teamed up and came up with this Street Meat Egg Fried Rice (fried rice is best made with day old rice anyways, rice holds a better texture this way).

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Crack 2 eggs. Beat it with fork and add a pinch of salt.
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First empty all the Combo Rice into a non stick pan (lettuce and all). Stir and let it heat up for a minute.
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Now pour the eggs in. Let it cook a little and start stirring so the eggs cover every grain. The motion is to bring the bottom cooked mixture up and folding it with the raw egg and repeating. Keep doing it until the rice is dry and the eggs are fully cooked.
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A couple minutes later, this is what I got, but wait, there’s more…
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I had asked for extra white sauce but didn’t have any hot sauce left, so added some Sriracha instead.
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And voila, this was my final lunch. Turned my appetizer left over portion into an entre. It tasted familiar, but the texture changed and the egg took a leading role here. The rice was softer than usual, but the meat held up really nicely, specially the lamb, the spices retained their presence. Lamb fried rice wouldn’t be such a bad idea for next time. Very different, yogurt sauce and fried rice is totally a new wrong, yet so right satisfying and yummy. The kick from Sriracha Sauce was perfect and gave it a sweet, garlicky touch.

This proves once again that street meat isn’t only cheap and delicious, but also safe to eat. So far I’ve heat it up in the microwave the next day and now made it into a fusion dish, and I’m still standing, feeling great and so is my tummy.

Lesson learned, when life throws you left overs, make something fun out of it.
P.S. Chubby’s RATING:
53rd & Av of the Americas (6th)
Look for the yellow shirts and bags with the round halal logo

5 Responses to Turning 53rd & 6th Combo into Egg Fried Rice

  1. Anonymous says:

    Welcome back! Did you get a new camera? Pics are looking nice! Hang soon?

  2. Anonymous says:

    Mmm,looks delish! I should revised 53rd/6th when I visit in the Fall!

  3. Anonymous says:

    I think that cart is so overrated on the chicken front. It's just so tasteless, I don't get it. It's tasty all mixed together and the lamb is the lamb everywhere and the white sauce is delish, but the CHICKEN! Grey and so blah.

  4. Anonymous says:

    That's so creative! Reinventing definitely makes eating leftovers more appealing.

  5. Anonymous says:

    underground,
    Yeah, when I come back … maybe late may!?

    Anita,
    oh yes we have to… but there are so many new spots i wanna take u too!

    anonymous…
    i agree the chicken itself isnt as good as the gyro meat but all together… its amazing… i think its a combo thing

    Emyl,
    thanks! =) yeah leftovers not my fav thing in the world… but better than not having anything at all =)

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