Breakfast Fried Rice

I have been working on this recipe for a long time, and it took many tries to get it just right. I finally went back to basics and used this recipe as a jumping off point. I traded the eggs for tofu, used liquid smoke instead of bacon, and added nutritional yeast as well. We have really been enjoying the resulting savory dish for any time of day.

Breakfast Fried Rice

Ingredients:

2 cups brown rice (cooked according to package directions) or 4 cups leftover rice

1 block of firm tofu

1 tbsp toasted sesame oil, divided
5 green onions, thinly sliced

3-4 tbsp soy sauce or Braggs Liquid Aminos
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
pinch of cayenne pepper
1 - 3 tsp liquid smoke (to taste)

3 tbsp nutritional yeast
1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds (use black ones for a nice pop of color)

Directions:

Prepare the rice and reserve. Drain the tofu and cut into small strips or squares.

Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat and add half of the sesame oil. Fry the tofu in the sesame oil until it browns on both sides. This takes about 20 minutes, and it works best if you don't mess with it too much. Give it some time and then flip it. Once the tofu is done, take it out of the frying pan and reserve.

Add the rest of the sesame oil to the pan and add the rice. Cook the rice until it is heated through then add the scallions. Once the scallions have begun to heat add the seasonings, which are the soy sauce, vinegar, cayenne, and liquid smoke. Toss to distribute the seasonings and then add the tofu back into the rice mix to combine. Top with the nutritional yeast and sesame seeds.