Mixed Fried Rice

Name: Mixed Fried Rice
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced; 4-6 scallions, chopped, white and green parts separated; 2 cups diced roast chicken; 1 tablespoon thin soy sauce, or to taste; 6 cups cooked rice, loosely packed, grains loosened and separated; 1½ pounds bacon, diced, cooked, and drained; 4 ounces canned bamboo shoots, diced; ½ teaspoon salt; 6 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 eggs, lightly beaten with ¼ teaspoon salt; ⅔ cup frozen green peas

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Homestyle Chinese Cooking

By Yan-Kit So

Published 1997

About

A delicious fried rice dish fit for guests and family as the main course for 4-5 people, to be washed down with beer, cider, or white wine. You can vary the ingredients and use up leftovers as long as you keep the basics—rice, scallions, and egg.

Ingredients

⅔ cup frozen green peas
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 ounc

Asia
China
Main course

Method

Blanch the peas in a pot of boiling salted water for 2-3 minutes. Drain well.
Heat the wok over a high heat until smoke rises. Add 2 tablespoons of the oil and swirl it around. Add the bamboo shoots and cucumber. Stir and turn rapidly for 1-2 minutes, until piping hot. R