Loquats

We were looking at a tree in the neighbors' back yard the other day and wondering what the fruit hanging all over it was.

Loquats

Turned out it's a Loquat tree.  And Loquats are producing fruit right now--lots of fruit.  A friend who  has more Loquats than she can use gave Cindy some, so she needed to find a way to use them.

Here's the recipe Cindy came up with for Loquat Fried Rice:

Loquat Fried Rice
4 servings

Ingredients:
3 Tbsp. low-sodium soy sauce or low-sodium tamarin
1 Tbsp. sesame oil
1/4 to 1/2 tsp ginger powder
1/4 tsp. white pepper
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 clove minced garlic
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1 Tbsp. olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup frozen corn
1/2 cup frozen peas
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3 cups cold, pre-cooked brown or white rice
2 cups diced loquats
3/4 cup roasted, unsalted cashews
2 green onions, sliced

Directions:

1.  In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger powder, white pepper, olive oil and garlic.  Set aside or refrigerate until ready to use.
2.  Heat 1 Tbsp. olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium high heat.  Add onion to the skillet and cook, stirring often, until onions have become translucent, about 3 to 4 minutes.  Stir in corn and peas.  Stirring constantly, cook until vegetables are tender, about 3 minutes.  Stir in rice, loquats, cashews, green onions and soy sauce mixture.  Cook, stirring constantly, until heated through.  Serve immediately.