Fried Rice with Beef

Name: Fried Rice with Beef
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1¼ pint (700 ml) measure of cooked rice, 6 oz (180 g) raw; 2 dessertspoons finely chopped whole spring onions; 1¼ pint (700 ml) measure of cooked rice, 6 oz (180 g) raw; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 dessertspoon finely chopped fresh ginger; 8 oz (225 g) minced beef; 1½ teaspoons light soy sauce; 2 dessertspoons groundnut (peanut) oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fragrant Harbour Taste

By Ken Hom

Published 1989

About

This dish is enlivened with a small amount of beef that adds body and flavour to the dependable but bland rice. Traditionally such fried rice dishes were served as a finish to a banquet or dinner but today they are used more and more to accompany an entrée.

Ingredients

2 dessertspoons groundnut (peanut) oil
8 oz (225 g) minced beef

Asia
China
Hong Kong (China)
Side dish
Dinner

Method

Heat a wok or large frying pan until it is hot. Add the oil and stir-fry the minced beef for 2 minutes. Then add the soy sauce, salt, ginger and spring onions and continue to stir-fry for another minute. Add the rice, stirring to mix well. Stir-fry for another 3 minutes and serve at once.