Huang He Fried Rice Recipes

HIBACHI-STYLE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat a wok or non-stick skillet over medium-high heat; add olive oil. Cook and stir eggs in the hot oil until cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Add chicken, green onion, and garlic to scrambled eggs; cook and stir until heated through, about 2 minutes.
• Mix rice into egg mixture; cook and stir until rice is warmed, about 2 minutes. Add soy sauce; cook and stir until rice mixture is evenly coated, about 3 minutes.

YANGZHOU FRIED RICE

Steps:

• 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. 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.

HAWAIIAN FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon margarine over medium-high heat. Whisk eggs until blended; pour into pan. Mixture should set immediately at edge. As eggs set, push cooked portions toward center, letting uncooked portions flow underneath. When eggs are thickened and no liquid egg remains, remove to a cutting board and chop., In same pan, heat 1 tablespoon margarine over medium-high heat. Add Spam and onion; cook and stir until Spam is lightly browned, 6-8 minutes. Add mixed vegetables, garlic and pepper; cook until heated through. Stir in cooked rice, soy sauce and remaining 1/2 cup margarine; cook and stir until margarine is melted. Gently stir in eggs. If desired, top with sliced green onion.

HUANG HE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• In a large flat-bottomed wok or 12-inch skillet, heat oil.
• Add onion and chopped pork and cook over high heat, stirring, until pork browns and onions just start to caramelize.
• Add garlic, cooking briefly.
• Stir in crumbled and separated rice (make sure it is not overly wet) along with peas.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring for several minutes.
• The rice is going to stick a little anyway- but if it sticks a LOT, add some oil to loosen it up (tbsp at a time).
• Beat eggs with turmeric in a small bowl.
• Make an open space or well in the center of the rice in the pan.
• Pour in the eggs, and allow to cook a little before stirring (do not overstir).
• Do not mix in the rice until the eggs are about 75% set, then just stir to blend until the rice is nice and yellow.
• Add the soy sauce.
• Cook for several minutes, stirring up from the bottom because the soy/egg should stick a little if your pan is hot enough.
• But it is ok to get the browned bits- just loosen them up from the bottom of the pan and stir into the rice (it will add flavor).
• Serve rice with additional soy sauce as desired.
• Some people like sesame oil added to their fried rice- 1/4 tsp should be plenty, although I don't think it is traditionally added to fried rice.
• If you want to add different meats/seafood instead of pork, make sure you don't overcook it.
• Shrimp especially cooks rapidly and when it curls, it is done- if you use precooked shrimp, do not cook it, but just warm it in the rice.
• Precooked shrimp will never taste as good as raw deveined shrimp that has been bathing in rice wine for 30 minutes or so, but that is a matter of choice.
• Diced chicken will dry out if you cook it too long, so be careful there; do not use raw chicken in this rice.
• Of course, vegetable fried rice is a nice version- take away the meat and add finely diced blanched carrot as well as mung bean sprouts or other veggies you like; if you add mushrooms, be careful of the water they release (you may want to precook the in a separate pan).
• Also if you use regular soy instead of light, taste for salt; also if you use regular roast pork, adding a pinch of 5 spice to the fried rice may be to your liking.
• This recipe makes 1 quart- if you want to increase it, don't crowd the pan as it is better to cook the quarts separately.