Chinese Egg Fried Rice 蛋炒飯 - A Different Method
Here's a different and tasty way to make that old favorite, Chinese Egg Fried Rice! This alternative method my hubby 老公 discovered makes for a gorgeously yellow hued and creamy version of fried rice. It's super yummy and just as easy to make.
- Prep time
- 3 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 eggs
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 4 cups cooked rice - refrigerated overnight
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1 cup vegetable, chopped
- 1/2 cup meat, diced
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp white pepper
- 4 tbsp spring onion, chopped to rounds
Instructions
- 1
Break eggs in bowl, beat lightly. Add 1/8 tsp salt and mix.
- 2
Scoop rice into large bowl and break up any clumps.
- 3
Add in eggs and mix until incorporated. Cover and let soak for 1/2 hour.
- 4
Heat wok over high heat until hot. Add 1/2 tbsp oil. Add meat and stir for a minute or so until the meat edges crisp up. Remove.
- 5
Add 2 tbsp oil to hot wok. Add in rice and stir constantly for 2 mins, using a spatula to break up any rice clumps until rice grains are completely separate. Push rice up the sides of the wok, leaving a hole in the middle.
- 6
Add 1/2 tbsp oil in the middle of wok and add in chopped veg. Stir fry for one minute, keeping to the middle.
- 7
Now add the meat, mix everything together and stir for another minute.
- 8
Season with salt, white pepper. Sprinkle spring onion over and stir a couple more times, turn off heat. Scoop into the serving dish and serve hot!