【素食好主意 -- 紫菜炒饭】Vegetarian Seaweed Fried Rice

多年前我刚上班第一份工作时有个男同事人非常好，温文尔雅，谦卑有礼，也是个虔诚的佛教徒。

后来共事久了，成了很好的朋友，在他的引荐下我加入了国际佛光会和当时刚刚开始的观音基金会。和一班志愿工作者一起参加了很多的义工活动。当时虽然忙碌却非常的充实，满足。

最近和老同事又在FB上联系上了，看着他FB相册里的家庭照和生活中的点点滴滴，突然一下子就把我的记忆带到了那些年。 

第一次吃这个炒饭就是在这位男同事的婚宴上，独特的做法和味道让我这么多年了还记得。

下午就炒了个紫菜炒饭，边吃边回忆那些不为自己而忙碌的日子。然后反思。我的日子是不是越过越退步了？

Many years back when I was still working in Asia, I had a colleague who is a very dedicated Buddhist, it was him who brought me into the Buddha's light association and later on to the Guan Yin (Avalokitesuarn) foundation where I plunged in to volunteering outside my work. Volunteering was one of the best memories of my young age, the joy of doing something for others and for bigger reason than just oneself is beyond description.  Something that I have full intention to continue whenever chances come by.

So come back to my ex-colleage, he then married one of our fellow volunteers and had a very nice vegetarian wedding reception. It was in that reception that I first tried this seaweed fried rice, the taste and image of it stays in my mind for so many years. 

A few days back when I was clearing up my pantry, I saw a packet of Japanese roasted seaweed that I bought for Baby A as snack, he wasn't too crazy about it and refused after a few attempts. Since I had some left over rice in the fridge, I made this fried rice with a little extra Chinese seaweed. It turned out just the way I remembered.

Ingredients:

3 cups of cooked rice (cooled)

1 piece of seaweed 

1 cup of Chopped mixed vegetables

1 tbsp of diced onion  Optional

1 egg

Seasoning:

Salt ( 1/2 tsp or to taste)  You can also use soy sauce if you preferred

Sesame Oil

材料: 

2 碗  剩饭 

1 片 免洗紫菜 

1 碗 混合蔬菜 

1/2 只 洋葱 切碎 

1 只 蛋

调味: 

1/2 小勺 或 适量 盐  也可用酱油代替 

几滴 麻油

1. 把一片免洗紫菜放到锅里煸至变色，变得脆脆的样子，稍微冷却捏碎备用。

1. Place a piece of unwashed seaweed into a pan and roast it until it changes color and becomes crispy. Let it cool slightly and crush it for later use.

2. 在一口锅里热上两大匙油，加入洋葱碎炒香。

3. 如果吃鸡蛋的话，这个时候可以打一颗蛋炒散，倒入米饭用铲子炒散。 

4. 加入蔬菜再炒至米饭在边上有点弹跳的样子，加入紫菜和盐，继续翻炒炒几分钟即可。

起锅前滴入几滴麻油增加香气。

2. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a pan, add chopped onion and stir-fry until fragrant.

3. If you eat eggs, you can crack an egg and stir-fry it at this time, add the rice and break loose with a spatula.

4. Add vegetables and stir-fry until the rice bounces a little on the edge, add the seaweed and season with salt, and continue to cook for a few minutes.

5. Add a few drops of sesame oil to increase the aroma before serving.

中文-- 素食紫菜炒饭