Name: XO Fried Rice
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 30 g coriander, chopped; 100 g store-bought kimchi; 3 spring onions, chopped; 1 lime, cut into quarters; 1 recipe Quick XO Sauce; 150 g frozen peas (defrosted); 1 red chilli, thinly sliced; 2 spring onions, thinly sliced at an angle; 80 g sesame oil; 3 eggs, beaten; 60 g vegetable oil; 600 g cooked white rice, cooled

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Catalogued Ideas and Random Thoughts

By Stuart Ralston

Published 2023

About

This is a real comfort dish, probably inspired by tons of takeaways over the years. Making the simple XO sauce gives it a nice edge.

Ingredients

80 g sesame oil
3 eggs, beaten
60 g vegetable oil</

Method

Put a large frying pan over a high heat and add the sesame oil. Once hot, add the beaten eggs and scramble until they are set, then put them in a bowl and wipe out the pan.

Put the pan back over a high heat. Add the vegetable oil and, once hot, tip in the rice. As it starts to pop and heat up, stir in the XO, and then toss in the scrambled eggs. Once they are incorporated, add the peas