Classic Chinese Fried Rice – Yangzhou Version

Classic Chinese Fried Rice - Yangzhou Version

Sounds like another winner of a fried rice dish, on my to cook list.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 3 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 6 cups leftover rice
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 3 tablespoons cooking oil, divided
  • 1/4 cup Chinese ham, or regular ham
  • 10-12 shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails removed
  • 1/2 cup green peas
  • 1/2 cup carrot, diced
  • pinch salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper powder
  • 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
  • 2 spring onions, slice, white and green parts

Instructions
 

  • Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a wok or large non stick pan and add the peas and carrots, cook until tender, remove from pan.
  • Add 1 tablespoon of oil to the pan and when hot, add the shrimp, cook until just pink, remove from pan.
  • Add the rice to the wok or pan, use your spatula and make a hole in the center down to the pan, add the remaining oil and pour in the beaten eggs, stir fry to mix together the eggs and rice.
  • Add the peas, carrots, ham, shrimp, soy sauce, pinch of salt and the white pepper, stir fry to mix everything together.
  • Add the spring onion and stir fry for 30 seconds.
  • Serve.

Notes

Low cost.
Variant: 1. Add a few drops of sesame oil to the beaten eggs before pouring into the pan.
This recipe for Chinese Fried Rice - Yangzhou Version is from China Sichuan Food.

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