Beef Fried Rice with Peas

Ingredients

• Sauce

  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp (45 ml) molasses
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) sambal oelek

• Fried Rice

  • 3 carrots, peeled and diced
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger, chopped
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) canola oil
  • 1 lb (450 g) lean ground beef
  • 4 cups (600 g) cooked long grain parboiled rice, cooled
  • 2 cups (300 g) frozen peas, thawed
  • Iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced, to taste (optional)