Chengdu Style Sichuan Fried Rice Recipes

FRIED RICE RESTAURANT STYLE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine rice and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
• In a small saucepan, boil carrots in water about 3 to 5 minutes. Drop peas into boiling water, and drain.
• Heat wok over high heat. Pour in oil, then stir in carrots and peas; cook about 30 seconds. Crack in eggs, stirring quickly to scramble eggs with vegetables. Stir in cooked rice. Shake in soy sauce, and toss rice to coat. Drizzle with sesame oil, and toss again.

SZECHUAN FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Put a tsp of oil in a vessel.
• Fry the onion till transparent.
• Add carrots, beans, capsicum, celery, spring onion and mushrooms, if desired.
• Cook for a few minutes until they begin to turn brown.
• Transfer to another vessel.
• Now, fry the chicken and prawns.
• Pour a little oil in the vessel.
• Add chopped garlic.
• When it turns brown, remove it and keep aside.
• Once the oil is flavoured with garlic, put the rice in the same vessel of oil.
• Fry it for 5 minutes.
• Add all the vegetables, chicken and prawns.
• Cook the rice in the chicken stock.
• When the rice is cooked, add all the sauces.
• Increase heat and fry for 5 minutes.
• Stir and serve hot.
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CHINESE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp oil in wok; add chopped onions and stir-fry until onions turn a nice brown color, about 8-10 minutes; remove from wok.
• Allow wok to cool slightly.
• Mix egg with 3 drops of soy and 3 drops of sesame oil; set aside.
• Add 1/2 tbsp oil to wok, swirling to coat surfaces; add egg mixture; working quickly, swirl egg until egg sets against wok; when egg puffs, flip egg and cook other side briefly; remove from wok, and chop into small pieces.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in wok; add selected meat to wok, along with carrots, peas, and cooked onion; stir-fry for 2 minutes.
• Add rice, green onions, and bean sprouts, tossing to mix well; stir-fry for 3 minutes.
• Add 2 tbsp of light soy sauce and chopped egg to rice mixture and fold in; stir-fry for 1 minute more; serve.
• Set out additional soy sauce on the table, if desired.