Pork Fried Rice

Joshua Weissman's recipes for the best Chinese takeout meal combination there is to make at home.

Prep
5 minutes
Cook
5 minutes
Total
10 minutes
Serves
4
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Pork Fried Rice
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Ingredients

Sauce:

  • 2 Tbsp (30g) soy sauce
  • 2 tsp (8g) Shaoxing wine
  • 1 Tbsp (15g) mirin 
  • ½ tsp (2g) ground white pepper
  • ½ tsp (2g) MSG
  • 1 tsp (4g) toasted sesame oil

Fried Rice:

  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 Tbsp (30g) canola oil
  • 1 shallot, thinly sliced
  • 1 carrot, finely diced
  • 3 green onion stalks, thinly sliced, whites for cooking, greens for garnish
  • ½ lb (225g) char siu pork, small diced, optional (or another protein of your choice)
  • 3 cups (585g) cooked and refrigerated medium grain rice
  • ½ cup (70g) frozen peas
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • Kosher salt, to taste

Directions

Sauce:

  1. In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients and whisk until fully combined. Set aside.

Fried Rice:

  1. In a small mixing bowl beat together the eggs and reserve.
  2. To a wok over medium-high heat add the oil and swirl to coat. Once the oil is beginning to smoke add the shallot, carrot, the whites of the green onions, and season to taste with salt. Stir fry for 30 seconds and optionally add char siu pork or another cooked protein of your choice. Stir fry 1 minute longer, or until the vegetables have softened and your protein is browned. 
  3. Push the contents of the wok to the side and tilt the wok so that the emptied part rests on your burner and the pooled oil heats intensely. Add a little extra oil, if needed, and then add the beaten egg to the empty part of the pan. Stir the eggs until they are just set, 30-45 seconds, and season lightly with salt. Using your spoon, chop the cooked egg into small pieces and toss with vegetables and protein to combine. 
  4. Add the rice to the wok and break up the rice as best as possible. Stir fry just until the rice is hot. Then add your peas and your sauce to the wok. Toss and stir fry for 30 seconds until combined. Add your garlic and then turn off the heat and toss to combine.  
  5. Transfer fried rice to a bowl for serving and garnish with remaining thinly sliced green onion greens.