Yangzhou Fried Rice

Name: Yangzhou Fried Rice
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 - 6
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: spicy ketchup sauce ingredients: (sauce - optional); 2 Tbsp ketchup; 1 Tbsp sriracha chili sauce; fried rice ingredients:; 1 small handful dried shrimp, (optional); 2 Tbsp peanut oil; 3 eggs, lightly beaten; 1 Tbsp peeled and grated ginger; 1 medium carrot, cut in 1/4-inch dice; 4 oz cooked chinese pork ( char siu) or ham, cut in 1/4-inch dice; 3 fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and diced; 1 c frozen peas; 3 c cooked jasmine rice, a day old; 1 - 2 Tbsp light soy sauce; sea salt and freshly ground white pepper to taste; 1 tsp toasted sesame oil; 1 - 2 green onions, sliced on a diagonal, for garnish

By Baby Kato
@BabyKato

My husband loves fried rice and is going to go crazy for this. Can't wait to see the look on his face, when he is eating it.

Recipe courtesy Ching-He Huang, posted here for play in Culinary Quest.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Comments:

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Serves:

4 - 6

Prep:

30 Min

Cook:

10 Min

Method:

Stir-Fry

Ingredients

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spicy ketchup sauce ingredients: (sauce - optional)
2 Tbsp

ketchup
1 Tbsp

sriracha chili sauce
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fried rice ingredients:
1 small

handful dried shrimp, (optional)
2 Tbsp

peanut oil
3

eggs, lightly beaten
1 Tbsp

peeled and grated ginger
1 medium

carrot, cut in 1/4-inch dice
4 oz

cooked chinese pork ( char siu) or ham, cut in 1/4-inch dice
3

fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and diced
1 c

frozen peas
3 c

cooked jasmine rice, a day old
1 - 2 Tbsp

light soy sauce
·

sea salt and freshly ground white pepper to taste
1 tsp

toasted sesame oil
1 - 2

green onions, sliced on a diagonal, for garnish

How to Make Yangzhou Fried Rice

Step-by-Step

If desired, in a small bowl, soak the dried shrimp in hot water for 20 minutes, then drain and set aside.
For the spicy ketchup sauce, if using: In a small bowl, combine the ketchup and chili sauce and set aside.
For the fried rice: Heat a wok over high heat and add 1 tablespoon peanut oil. Add the eggs and scramble, then set aside on a plate.
Add the remaining 1 tablespoon peanut oil to the wok.
Add the ginger and stir-fry for less than 1 minute.
Then add the carrots and stir-fry for 1 minute more.
Add the pork, the soaked dried shrimp if using, and mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes.
Then add the peas and cooked rice and toss together.
Add the cooked egg back into the wok. pepper. Garnish with green onions and serve immediately.
Season the mixture with the light soy sauce, salt and pepper.
At the very end add the sesame oil and spicy ketchup sauce if using.
Check the seasoning and adjust to taste with salt and pepper.
Garnish with green onions and serve immediately.
Note: For my picky eater,I would omit the dried shrimp and use fresh shrimp.