Sweet Fried Rice With Almonds And Cinnamon

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Title: SWEET FRIED RICE WITH ALMONDS AND CINNAMON
Categories: Rice, Oriental
Yield: 4 servings

1 c Mixed dried fruit, diced
1 1/4 c Water
2 ts Vanilla
1 tb Peanut oil
1/2 c Whole almonds
4 tb Butter
1/3 c Thinly sliced onion
1/3 c Sugar
1 1/2 ts Cinnamon
3 c Cooked rice
1 pn Salt
1/8 ts Ground cloves

Soak the dried fruit in the water with 1 teaspoon of
the vanilla for 40 minutes.
Heat the oil in a wok; add almonds and stir-fry until
toasted, about 1 minute. Remove with a slotted spoon.
Reduce the heat to moderate and add 2 tablespoons of
the butter. Add the onions and stir-fry until lightly
browned.
Add 1/4 cup of the sugar and continue to stir-fry
until the sugar is melted and lightly caramelized.
Add 1/2 teaspoon of the cinnamon and the dried fruit
mix- ture.
Stir-fry for 1 minute. Remove to a bowl.
Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in the wok; add
rice, remaining vanilla, sugar and the salt. Stir-fry
until rice is in separate grains and some grains have
toasted lightly.
Push the rice up the sides of the wok and pour the
fruit in the center. Mix in the rice.
Turn out onto a platter and decorate with the toasted
al- monds.
Sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon mixed with
cloves.

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