Name: How to cook Chinese fried rice | Marion's Kitchen
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Chinese light soy sauce; 2 tbsp Chinese shaoxing cooking wine; 1 tsp white sugar; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 1 small onion, diced; 200g (7oz) diced Homemade Chinese ‘Char Siu’ BBQ Pork (you can also use char siu bought from a restaurant or simply substitute sliced pork, chicken or seafood); 2 eggs, lightly whisked; 3 cups (450g/1lb) cooked jasmine or long grain rice (preferably made the day before); 1 tsp sea salt; ¼ cup finely sliced spring onion (scallions); 1 tbsp sesame oil; ¼ tsp ground white pepper

How to Cook Chinese Fried Rice

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This classic side dish is a very handy basic skill for any home cook. The secret is all in the prep: use precooked rice for the best results, and leftover char siu pork is the perfect flavour burst.

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How to Cook Chinese Fried Rice

PREP TIME

15 minutes

COOK TIME

10 minutes

SERVES

Ingredients

2 tbsp Chinese light soy sauce

2 tbsp Chinese shaoxing cooking wine

1 tsp white sugar

2 tbsp vegetable oil

4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped

1 small onion, diced

200g (7oz) diced Homemade Chinese ‘Char Siu’ BBQ Pork (you can also use char siu bought from a restaurant or simply substitute sliced pork, chicken or seafood)

2 eggs, lightly whisked

3 cups (450g/1lb) cooked jasmine or long grain rice (preferably made the day before)

1 tsp sea salt

¼ cup finely sliced spring onion (scallions)

1 tbsp sesame oil

¼ tsp ground white pepper

Steps

Make the fried rice stir-fry sauce by mixing the soy sauce, shaoxing wine and sugar.
Prepare, measure and chop all ingredients before cooking.
Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until just starting to turn golden. Add the onion and stir-fry for another 30 seconds or until the onion is just softened. Add the char siu pork and stir-fry for another 30 seconds until warmed through.
Push all the ingredients over to one side of the pan or wok. Tilt the pan so that the oil slides into the empty side. Pour the eggs into the oil. Use a spatula to spread the egg out so it cooks evenly. Once the egg is set, break it up and mix with other ingredients. Add the rice and break up and incorporate the rice with the other ingredients. Add the soy sauce mixture and stir-fry until well combined. Toss through the sea salt and spring onion. Turn the heat off and toss through the sesame oil and white pepper. Serve warm.

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How to Cook Chinese Fried Rice

This classic side dish is a very handy basic skill for any home cook. The secret is all in the prep: use precooked rice for the best results, and leftover char siu pork is the perfect flavour burst.
PREP TIME	15 minutes
COOK TIME	10 minutes
SERVES	4

Ingredients

2 tbsp Chinese light soy sauce

2 tbsp Chinese shaoxing cooking wine

1 tsp white sugar

2 tbsp vegetable oil

4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped

1 small onion, diced

200g (7oz) diced Homemade Chinese ‘Char Siu’ BBQ Pork (you can also use char siu bought from a restaurant or simply substitute sliced pork, chicken or seafood)

2 eggs, lightly whisked

3 cups (450g/1lb) cooked jasmine or long grain rice (preferably made the day before)

1 tsp sea salt

¼ cup finely sliced spring onion (scallions)

1 tbsp sesame oil

¼ tsp ground white pepper

Steps

Make the fried rice stir-fry sauce by mixing the soy sauce, shaoxing wine and sugar.
Prepare, measure and chop all ingredients before cooking.
Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until just starting to turn golden. Add the onion and stir-fry for another 30 seconds or until the onion is just softened. Add the char siu pork and stir-fry for another 30 seconds until warmed through.
Push all the ingredients over to one side of the pan or wok. Tilt the pan so that the oil slides into the empty side. Pour the eggs into the oil. Use a spatula to spread the egg out so it cooks evenly. Once the egg is set, break it up and mix with other ingredients. Add the rice and break up and incorporate the rice with the other ingredients. Add the soy sauce mixture and stir-fry until well combined. Toss through the sea salt and spring onion. Turn the heat off and toss through the sesame oil and white pepper. Serve warm.

Narelle

August 9, 2023

Chinese fried rice

Wonderful but added garlic prawns and honey garlic chicken. Made Char Siu Pork from scratch to put in. Devine 💕🎈🎈

Sue

July 7, 2023

Simple and delicious

❤️Marion’s recipes. Simple and delicious. I did add carrot, mushrooms and peas.

Vicki

July 6, 2023

Best fried rice recipe ever

This is the best recipe yet.

Thanks Marion

I have always made fried rice but just couldn’t get it right

I googled your recipe to cook rice

For fried rice. Was amazing

Quantities of water do make a difference. Then left overnight in the fridge(almost frozen)

I will say the Chinese wine made a hell off a difference and adding the sesame oil at the end.

Amazing and thankyou

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