Chinese Fried Rice Deluxe Food

CHINESE RESTAURANT FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Cook your rice (I use a rice cooker). You want it a bit on the crunchy side, so even though you might want to add more water, DON'T.
• Let your rice cool completely (I spread it out on a baking sheet and put it in the freezer if I'm in a hurry). You can even cook your rice the night before and let cool in the fridge.
• Heat a wok over high heat with 1 tbs. of oil. Add eggs and scramble until cooked. Add ham and peas and fry for about a minute.(You can add or omit any veggie/meat combo you want.).
• Remove omelet from wok. Clean the wok out a bit so the leftover egg doesn't burn while you're heating up your wok and oil again.
• Add remaining oil to the wok and heat over high heat until it is very hot. Add your cold rice to the wok and stir to coat every grain. (You can add some more oil if you want; it just depends on how greasy you like it.).
• Add your chicken stock to the rice; do it a little bit at a time to give the rice a chance to soak up the liquid. I'm not sure exactly the amount of stock to be added; I eyeball it because it seems to change every time. Basically, you want the rice to soak up the flavor, but you don't want to put in too much as it will end up quite sticky.
• Stir fry for a while, stirring constantly until there is no liquid left, then chop up your omelet and add it, along with the soy sauce and salt. Stir. You can add more or less soy sauce and salt according to your taste. NOTE: In this case, the salt is simply to enhance the flavor of the dish, not to make it salty. And remember that soy sauce is salty in itself--unless you use the salt-free or low-salt type. (It is an MSG substitute.).
• Enjoy! It's the best homemade fried rice you'll ever make!

CHINESE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp oil in wok; add chopped onions and stir-fry until onions turn a nice brown color, about 8-10 minutes; remove from wok.
• Allow wok to cool slightly.
• Mix egg with 3 drops of soy and 3 drops of sesame oil; set aside.
• Add 1/2 tbsp oil to wok, swirling to coat surfaces; add egg mixture; working quickly, swirl egg until egg sets against wok; when egg puffs, flip egg and cook other side briefly; remove from wok, and chop into small pieces.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in wok; add selected meat to wok, along with carrots, peas, and cooked onion; stir-fry for 2 minutes.
• Add rice, green onions, and bean sprouts, tossing to mix well; stir-fry for 3 minutes.
• Add 2 tbsp of light soy sauce and chopped egg to rice mixture and fold in; stir-fry for 1 minute more; serve.
• Set out additional soy sauce on the table, if desired.

SPECIAL FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil. Add rice, reduce heat, cover and cook over medium low heat until tender, 15 to 18 minutes. Spread rice out on a cookie sheet to quick cool it.
• Heat a wok, wok shaped skillet or large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add oil to the pan. Add egg to hot oil and break into small bits as it scrambles. When eggs are scrambled, add garlic and ginger to the pan. Add carrots, pepper, scallions to the pan and quick stir-fry veggies 2 minutes. Add rice to the pan and combine with veggies. Fry rice with veggies 2 or 3 minutes. Add peas and soy sauce to the rice and stir fry 1 minute more, then serve.

BETTER THAN TAKEOUT CHICKEN FRIED RICE

Steps:

• In a large skillet or wok, add vegetable oil and soy sauce. Add in the chicken and cook until lightly brown and cooked throughout. Remove and set aside.
• Pour sesame oil in the bottom. Add white onion and peas and carrots and fry until tender.
• Slide the onion, peas and carrots to the side, and pour the beaten eggs onto the other side. Using a spatula, scramble the eggs. Once cooked, mix the eggs with the vegetable mix.
• Add the rice and chicken to the veggie and egg mixture. Pour the soy sauce on top. Stir and fry the rice and veggie mixture until heated through and combined. Add chopped green onions if desired.

CHINESE VEGETABLE STIR FRY

Steps:

• Make 2 cups of rice as instructed on package and keep hot.
• Heat wok over medium heat and add the oil, increase to medium-high heat.
• Add the broccoli and water, stir-fry for 1 minute or until broccoli is bright green.
• Add carrots, snow peas, mushrooms, water chestnuts, garlic and ginger; stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes or until tender crisp.
• In small bowl, combine the soy sauce, broth and cornstarch; mix well to dissolve.
• Add to wok and stir-fry for about 1 minute.
• Serve over rice.

CHICKEN AND SHRIMP FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat up the vegetable oil in a wok or large saucepan.
• Saute the minced garlic until aromatic.
• Add the shrimps, follow by the chicken meat and stir-fry until they are cooked. Remove the shrimps and meat. Leave the remaining oil in the wok.
• Add the cooked rice and stir-fry over low heat until the rice turns aromatic, spluttered and sizzled.
• Beat an egg. Pour the egg over the rice.
• Coat the rice grains with the egg. Continue stir fry until the egg is cooked and no longer sticky.
• Return the shrimps and chicken to the wok. Stir-fry for a minute.
• Add the beans and the light soy sauce. Stir-fry over high heat until the rice becomes dry again.
• Sprinkle the chopped scallion on it and serve.

CHINESE FRIED RICE WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Make rice in advance and refrigerate.
• Heat the oil in a skillet. Stir in the rice until lightly browned, pressing out any lumps.
• Mix in the scallions, salt, pepper and shrimp or chicken. Saute for 1 minute.
• Make a well in the center of the rice and pour the egg into it, stirring until barely set.
• Stir egg into the rice mixture.
• Add the parsley and soy sauce and stir. Cook 1 more minute and serve immediately.
• For Vegetarian omit both the chicken and the shrimp.

STIR-FRIED CHINESE VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat a large wok over high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of the oil. When the oil is hot, add the ginger, garlic, and chili flakes and stir-fry just until they are aromatic, about 30 seconds. Scoop out the aromatics and set them aside.
• Add the remaining oil to the wok. When it is hot, add the onion pieces and stir-fry until they turn glossy and bright, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the bok choy and the Chinese broccoli stem pieces. Stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes more.
• Add the long beans and the 1-inch scallion pieces. Continue stir-frying until they are bright green and glossy, 1 to 2 minutes more.
• Add the Napa cabbage and the Chinese broccoli leaves, along with about 1/3 cup of the hot stock and the reserved aromatics. Continue stir-frying until the vegetables are all tender-crisp, about 2 minutes more. Add the remaining stock, soy sauce, and cornstarch mixture and stir-fry until the vegetables all look lightly glazed with sauce, about 1 minute more.
• Transfer the stir-fried vegetables to a heated serving dish. Garnish with the sliced scallions and sesame seeds and serve immediately.

DELUXE FRIED RICE (YANGZHOU CHAU FAN)

Steps:

• Have all ingredients prepared and on hand at the stove.
• Place wok or large skillet over high heat. Add oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add egg, scramble it briefly and break it up a bit, adding the ginger as you do so. Add roast pork, shrimp, ham, snow peas, sherry and stock and bring to a boil. Add scallion and lettuce and mix briefly.
• Break up any clumps in the rice, place it on top of the mixture, cover and cook 45 seconds. Uncover, stir to mix everything together, season with pepper and sugar and add salt to taste.

CHINESE FRIED RICE DELUXE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons lard or cooking oil. Beat eggs with 1/2 teaspoon salt and scramble in oil until firm, breaking into small pieces. Remove and reserve. Heat remaining oil. Add scallion and shrimp and remaining salt. Cook until shrimp shows pink. Break up lumps of cold cooked rice. Add to shrimp. Stir until rice is heated and the grains of rice are separated. Make a hole in the center of the rice. Add all the rest of the ingredients except soy sauce. Stir until thoroughly heated and mixed. Sprinkle soy sauce over rice and mix evenly through. Salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with additional chopped scallions if desired.