Brain's Stir Fried Rice
chinese, rice
3/4 cup small shrimp
3/4 cup roasted pork or ham (or crab
1 or chicken)
2 eggs (beaten)
1/4 cup green peas
2 tablespoon chopped green onions
6 cup cold, cooked rice
2 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoon oil
Cook the rice beforehand. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in pan. Pour in the beaten egg and stir fry quickly until eggs are in tiny pieces. One "trick" that I learned is to scramble the eggs with a wooden fork or chopsticks quickly as they cook to ensure that they end up in tiny pieces. The size of the egg pieces is the complaint that I have heard most. Remove egg from pan. Heat another 3 tablespoons of oil, stir fry the shrimp and ham for a few minutes, then add the green peas. Fry for another minute and remove from pan. Heat another 3 tablespoons oil in the same frying pan, fry the onion and cooked rice and mix well. Sprinkle on the salt. Reduce heat and stir until rice is thoroughly heated, then add the cooked egg, the shrimp and ham, and the green peas. Combine well and serve on a lovely platter.
This recipe is adapted from one in Digital Gourmet. It is the only one I've ever tried that tasted "authentic." Not that I'm a Chinese food expert! From: Brian Ehret
Yield: 1 servings