Basic Fried Rice - With Variations |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 55 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Another recipe that I acquired from a Chinese cooking class that I took. This is a basic fried rice recipe, but has lots of optional ingredients that you can pick and choose to add to the rice. Ingredients:
4 cups brown rice, cooked, cold |
2 green onions, chopped |
2 tablespoons oil, to 4 |
2 tablespoons soy sauce |
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional) |
1/2 teaspoon sugar (optional) |
1 teaspoon sherry wine |
2 eggs, beaten |
roast pork (optional) |
roast beef (optional) |
lamb, roasted (optional) |
duck, roasted (optional) |
turkey, roasted (optional) |
chicken, roasted (optional) or chicken, boiled (optional) |
boiled ham (optional) or baked ham (optional) |
bacon, pan fried (optional) |
chinese sausage, steamed (optional) |
crabmeat, flaked (optional) |
lobster, boiled and diced (optional) |
shrimp, cooked (optional) |
bamboo shoot (optional) |
bean sprouts, blanched (optional) |
celery, blanched (optional) |
cucumber, add at the very end (optional) |
green peas, parboiled (optional) |
lettuce, add at the very end (optional) |
mushrooms, fresh, canned (soak if dried, optional) (optional) or dried mushroom (soak if dried) (optional) |
onion (optional) |
bell pepper (optional) |
pimiento (optional) |
scallion (optional) |
string bean, parboiled (optional) |
tomato, peeled, add at the very end (optional) |
water chestnut (optional) |
1 tablespoon almonds, blanched and chopped (optional) |
1 tablespoon peanuts, chopped (optional) |
1 tablespoon walnuts, blanched and chopped (optional) |
1 tablespoon raisins (optional) |
Directions:
1. Dice or shred meat and vegetables.
2. Heat oil in wok; stir-fry green onions.
3. Add fresh vegetables and stir-fry to soften.
4. Add canned vegetables and meat; stir-fry to heat and blend flavors.
5. Remove from wok.
6. Heat some more oil if needed, to smoking.
7. Add rice and heat through completely.
8. Return vegetables and meat to wok, add soy sauce, salt, sugar and sherry.
9. Fold in eggs and turn off heat just as they begin to set.
10. SUGGESTED combinations:.
11. beef, onions and green pepper.
12. bacon, onions, lettuce and tomatoes.
13. chicken, onions and bean sprouts.
14. chicken, bamboo shoots, mushrooms and cucumber.
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