Cantonese Fried Rice
A quick and easy Chinese dish that is very flavorful.
Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked rice, cooled (preferably cooked the day before)
- Vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup raw shrimps, diced
- 1 thick (¼ inch/5 mm) slice raw ham
- 2 green onions, sliced thinly
- ¼ cup carrots, diced
- ¼ cup Chinese mushrooms, diced
- ¼ cup cooked chicken, diced
- ¼ cup bamboo shoots, diced
- ¼ cup green peas
- Light Chinese soya sauce
- Salt, white pepper
Préparation
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1
Using your hands, separate cooked rice to keep grains from sticking together.
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2
In a large dish, place all ingredients.
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3
Heat wok for a few minutes. Add a little oil, making sure to cover the sides. Pour in beaten eggs. Stir well to make a small omelet.
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4
In a dish, set the omelet aside.
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5
Add a little more oil and prepare to cook ingredients. Add the raw ingredients one at a time in the following order: carrots, shrimps, mushrooms, ham and green onions. Stir well and allow to cook for a maximum of two minutes before each new addition.
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6
Add rice, stirring until nicely dried and heated through.
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7
Add cooked ingredients - chicken, bamboo shoots, omelet, and green peas. Cook for one minute, combining all ingredients thoroughly.
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8
Add a few spoonfuls soya sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste.
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9
Stir through and serve.
