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Cooking Vegetable Fried Rice: A Fun Adventure with Cookie Monster and Gonger

Join Cookie Monster and his friend Gonger on a fun cooking adventure as they make a yummy dish called vegetable fried rice. In this article, you’ll learn how to make this healthy meal and discover where rice comes from and how it’s prepared.

The Quest for Rice

The adventure starts when a young chef named George asks for vegetable fried rice. But oh no! Cookie Monster used all the rice for dessert the night before. To find more rice, they decide to visit a rice farm and learn how rice is grown and harvested.

Understanding Rice Farming

Rice is a grain that starts as seeds planted in a special field called a rice paddy. Here’s how rice farming works:

1. Planting: Farmers use a machine called a rice planter to spread dirt, drop seeds, and cover them with soil.
2. Seedling Growth: In about a week, the seeds grow into little plants called seedlings.
3. Watering: After 21 days, the fields are filled with water to help the rice grow.
4. Harvesting: When the rice is ready, a harvester cuts the stalks, and trucks take the rice to a silo to dry.
5. Milling: The dried rice goes to a mill where machines remove the outer husks, turning it into healthy brown rice.

After learning all about rice, Cookie Monster and Gonger get fresh rice from the farmer, ready to cook their dish.

Cooking Vegetable Fried Rice

Now that they have rice, it’s time to cook! Follow these steps to make your own vegetable fried rice.

Ingredients Needed

• 2 cups of brown rice
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 cup of chopped carrots
• 1 cup of broccoli florets
• ½ cup of peas
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon of sesame oil

Cooking Instructions

1. Cook the Rice: Cook 2 cups of brown rice in a rice cooker. Use 1 cup of rice to 2 cups of water.
2. Prepare the Vegetables: While the rice cooks, heat vegetable oil in a pan. Add minced garlic and cook until it smells yummy.
3. Add Vegetables: Put the chopped carrots, broccoli, and peas into the pan. Stir-fry them until they are soft.
4. Combine Rice and Vegetables: When the rice is ready, add it to the pan and mix with the vegetables.
5. Add Eggs: Move the rice and veggies to one side of the pan. Crack the eggs into the empty space and scramble them. Mix the eggs into the rice.
6. Season: Pour soy sauce and sesame oil over the rice and stir everything together.
7. Serve: Once everything is mixed and hot, your vegetable fried rice is ready to eat!

Conclusion

Cooking can be a fun and learning experience, just like Cookie Monster and Gonger’s adventure. By knowing where our food comes from and how to make it, we can enjoy and appreciate every meal. Vegetable fried rice is not only delicious but also healthy with lots of veggies. So, gather your ingredients and have fun making this tasty recipe!