Fried Rice

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 tbsp oil

  • 2 garlic cloves , minced

  • 1/2 onion , finely chopped

  • 120 g/4 oz bacon , chopped (optional, or use ham)

  • 1 – 1 1/2 cups diced vegetables , frozen or fresh (Note 1)

  • 2 cups (packed) cooked day old white rice (refrigerated or frozen defrosted (Note 2)

  • 3 eggs, whisked

  • 3/4 cup green onions , (shallots / scallions) sliced

SAUCE:

  • 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine or Mirin (or sake, dry sherry) (Note 4)

  • 1 tbsp Oyster Sauce

  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce (or light or all purpose) (Note 5)

  • 1/2 tsp sesame oil , optional

  • 1/4 tsp white pepper

Directions

  1. Heat about 1 1/2 tbsp oil in a wok or 2 tbsp oil in a skillet over high heat until smoking.

  2. Add onion, garlic and bacon. Cook until bacon is light golden – about 1 1/2 minutes.

  3. Add vegetables (still frozen is fine). Cook for 2 minutes so they defrost and water evaporates.

  4. Add rice and Sauce ingredients. Cook for 1 1/2 minutes until liquid evaporates.

  5. Shove rice to the side of the wok / skillet. Add 1/2 tbsp oil into the cleared space, shift wok so the heat is centred over the cleared space. Pour in egg then scramble – cook it through properly, don’t “soft scramble”.

  6. Add shallots then stir the egg into the rice. Remove from heat and serve immediately!