Fried Rice Galore 炒饭款款香

Fried rice is a regular dish served on our dinner table. I call it "fast food" because it can be cooked in a jiffy when you have the ingredients ready. There is no fixed list of ingredients if you ask me. I just make use of what I have in the fridge and kitchen cupboard. It's a great way to clear and use up the leftovers.

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Of course, you need to have some cooked rice ready and overnight cold plain rice is the best. The freshly cooked rice goes all sticky and lumpy. Next, you will need some leftovers of some sort, they could be some roast meat leftover from last night's dinner, or bacon and ham from morning's breakfast. You do have some eggs in the fridge, don't you? And not forgetting the frozen peas and carrots that come in handy when you run short of ingredients. Chopped up some garlic, scallion, ginger or onion, and you are ready to heat up your wok!

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Tuna Fried Rice

Ingredients
2 bowls cooked rice
100g frozen peas, corns and carrots
100g canned tuna in brine, drained
2 eggs, beaten
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 small piece ginger, finely minced
1 tbsp light soy sauce

1 tbsp chili paste
Salt to taste

Sesame oil
Oil for cooking

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Method
Heat oil in wok and saute garlic till fragrant. Stir-fry mixed vegetables and tuna for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove and set aside.

Heat some sesame oil and saute ginger till brown and fragrant. Sprinkle some salt to taste. Increase the heat, add the cooked rice, soy sauce, chili paste and fry the rice for about 3 minutes. Make a well in the centre of wok and pour in beaten egg. Lightly scramble the egg. Return the mix vegetables and tuna back to wok. Mix everything and stir-fry till the rice has absorb most liquid and is dry.

Dish and serve.

Pork Fried Rice

Ingredients

2 bowls cooked rice

100g frozen peas, corns and carrots

Pork, sliced and marinated with soy sauce and cornflour

2 eggs, beaten

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 tbsp Teriyaki sauce

Salt to taste

Oil for cooking

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Method

Heat oil in wok and saute garlic till fragrant. Add pork slices and stir-fry till brown and slightly cooked. Pour in mixed vegetables, sprinkle some salt and continue to stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes.

Increase the heat, add the cooked rice and mix all ingredients thoroughly. Use spatula to loosen the rice grains. Add Teriyaki sauce. Make a well in the centre and pour in beaten egg. Scramble the eggs till they are set. Stir-fry all ingredients for another 2-3 minutes. Dish and serve.

Vegetarian fried rice

Ingredients
2 bowls cooked rice
Long green beans, finely chopped

100g tau pok, cut into halves
1 small piece ginger, thinly sliced
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
Salt to taste
Sesame oil

Method
Heat sesame oil in wok and saute ginger till fragrant. Add green beans, tau pok and some salt to taste, stir-fry for 2 minutes. Increase the heat, add the cooked rice and seasoning sauces. Break up clumps of rice and mix all ingredients well.

Dish and serve.