Pork Fried Rice Recipe
Chinese cooking has an unlimited number of variations in the ingredients, and the flavorings, and the way it can be cooked. Bits of roast pork, a variety a vegetables and a flavored Basamati rice make this recipe one of the best examples of true Chinese cuisine. This is one of the most time consuming recipes that I make, It is also the one which netted me the most compliments. Everyone says the same thing, "this is the best fried rice I've ever had."

Ingredients
3 cups of Basamati rice (long grain rice is OK)
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
2 Tablespoons peanut oil (vegetable oil is OK)
1 1/2 Tablespoons Double black soy sauce (Mushroom soy is OK)
2 cloves garlic finely diced
1/2/ cup sweet onion- chopped
1/2 cup Roast pork- cut into 1/2" cubes
1 egg- scrambled and cut into small pieces
2 scallions chopped into 1/2" pieces
1/4 cup carrots- chopped and blanched
1/4 cup peas- blanched
3/4 cup mung bean sprouts
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
Directions
Cook the Basamati rice one day ahead. Immediately after cooking spread it out in a large pan and sprinkle the soy sauce over it. Mix thoroughly making sure all the rice gets some soy on it. Let it dry for several hours uncovered. Cover and refrigerate over night. In a pinch make the rice in the morning and let it sit uncovered all day. This is a very important step, since you cannot fry wet rice.
COOK TIME:
Have all other ingredients cut up and measured and ready to go. Things go quickly from here on. Heat up the wok to the point it smokes, add the peanut oil and immediately add the garlic and onions. Give a quick stir and next add the pork. Another quick stir and add all the rice at once. Stir to combine the rice with everything else. Sprinkle the salt, sugar, and white pepper over the rice mixture. Next add the Double black soy, sprinkling it all over. Stir to incorporate evenly it into the rice. With the spatula spread the rice all around the surface of the wok and leave it for about a minute. You actually want it to burn a little. The molasses in the Double black soy will caramelize. Add the peas, egg, carrots and scallions, stir to combine with the rice mix. Let everything heat thoroughly in the wok for about another minute. Turn off the heat and finally add the mung bean sprouts, stir into the rice mixture and serve.
COOK TIME:
Have all other ingredients cut up and measured and ready to go. Things go quickly from here on. Heat up the wok to the point it smokes, add the peanut oil and immediately add the garlic and onions. Give a quick stir and next add the pork. Another quick stir and add all the rice at once. Stir to combine the rice with everything else. Sprinkle the salt, sugar, and white pepper over the rice mixture. Next add the Double black soy, sprinkling it all over. Stir to incorporate evenly it into the rice. With the spatula spread the rice all around the surface of the wok and leave it for about a minute. You actually want it to burn a little. The molasses in the Double black soy will caramelize. Add the peas, egg, carrots and scallions, stir to combine with the rice mix. Let everything heat thoroughly in the wok for about another minute. Turn off the heat and finally add the mung bean sprouts, stir into the rice mixture and serve.
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Tommy Gershey says :
Not for the faint of heart. This recipe takes a lot of time, but no really good thing ever comes easy!
Posted on: 11 February 2010 - 2:31pm