Name: Chinese Takeaway Fried Rice recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 4 cups white rice cooked; 2 garlic cloves finely chopped; 2 cm fresh ginger peeled julienned; 6 shallots thinly sliced; 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables boiled drained; 2 eggs beaten; 2 tbs light soy sauce; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp pepper; 4 tbs oil

by Richard Wee Last updated on 09/17/2020

Ever wondered how a Chinese restaurant can whip up so many orders of different types of fried rice in such a short time? This is what I found out as a struggling student decades ago working in a suburban Chinese takeaway. - Richard Wee

Ingredients

4 cups white rice cooked
2 garlic cloves finely chopped
2 cm fresh ginger peeled julienned
6 shallots thinly sliced
1 cup frozen mixed vegetables boiled drained
2 eggs beaten
2 tbs light soy sauce
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
4 tbs oil

Method

Step 1

In a Chinese wok over medium flame, heat up the cooking oil.
Step 2

Beat the eggs with a good pinch of salt and a small pinch of pepper.
Step 3

Add the garlic and ginger, and stir fry until fragrant. Add the sliced onion and fry until soft and caramelised.
Step 4

Add the rice, break up the lumps and stir fry until rice is loose.
Step 5

Add in the light soy sauce, pepper and mixed vegetables to stir fry and mix well.
Step 6

Push the rice to one side and pour the beaten egg into the vacant part of the wok. Bury the egg with the rice and leave for 10 to 15 seconds.
Step 7

Fry for a further minute while mixing together.