Basic Chinese fried rice

Lard or bacon fat is sometimes substituted for the oil. If the rice seems too dry, add 2 or 3 T. stock with the seasonings. Enjoy..

Ingredients

• 4 c. cold cooked rice
• 1 c. cooked meat or seafood:
• Roast pork or duck or chicken
• boiled or baked ham
• Pan fried bacon or steamed chinese
• sausage
• crabmeat,flaked, boiled lobster or
• cooked shrimp
• 1 c. vegetables:
• Bamboo shoots,beans sprouts,
• blanched celery,blanched green peas
• parboiled or lettuce
• 1/4 c. scallions
• 1 or 2 eggs
• 2 T. oil
• 3 to 4 T. oil
• 2 T. soy sauce
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1/2 t. sugar
• 1 t. sherry

Directions

Break up and separate the cold cooked rice.
Dice or shred meat, seafood or seafood and vegetables. Mince the scallions;beat the eggs.
Heat 2 T. oil in a large pan. add minced scallions and stir-fry a few times. Add fresh vegetables and stir fry to soften slightly. Add canned vegetables and cooked meat;stir- fry to heat through and blend. Remove all ingredients from pan.
Heat remaining oil (3 to 4 T.) to smoking. Add rice and heat through
completely(turning and folding with a spatula so that it heats evenly and doesn't stick.)
Return vegetables and meat;fold into rice with a spatula to blend well and reheat.
Quickly blend in soy sauce,salt, sugar and sherry.
Fold in beaten eggs with a spatula and turn off the heat just as the eggs begin to set.
Serve hot, garnished with minced scallions or chopped Chinese Parsley.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: My files
Submitted By: Eileen Werth
crzylegs@erols.com
Basic Chinese fried rice