This easy Yangzhou fried rice recipe brings authentic flavor with crispy rice, shrimp, and Chinese BBQ pork in just 30 minutes at home.
466 kcal
/serving
10 min
Serves
4
Easy
Asian
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 tbsp peanut oil (or vegetable oil)
- 4 oz char siu pork , diced (or ham, or sausage)
- 6 oz shrimp , peeled and deveined (*Footnote 1)
- 1/2 cup frozen vegetable mix , thawed (I used frozen green peas)
- 4 cups (960ml) leftover cooked white rice (*Footnote 2)
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 large eggs , beaten
- 1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)
- 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
- 4 green onions , chopped
Preparation
Not specified
Cooking
- Heat 1/2 tablespoon of oil in a wok or a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot.
- Swirl to coat the bottom of the pan with the oil.
- Add the ham and shrimp.
- Cook for 30 seconds without disturbing.
- Stir and cook until the shrimp turn white.
- Immediately transfer the ham and shrimp to a separate plate.
- Add 1 tablespoon of oil and the rice.
- Stir and cook for 1 minute to coat the rice with oil.
- Pour in the soy sauce.
- Stir and cook until the soy sauce is evenly distributed.
- And the grains are separated.
- Move the rice to one side of the pan and add oil and the beaten eggs to the other side.
- Let cook for 30 seconds until the bottom is just set.
- Stir gently to scramble the eggs, then mix the rice with the eggs.
- Stir and cook until the eggs are separated into small pieces, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the vegetable mix and green onion.
- Sprinkle salt and white pepper.
- Stir and cook for another minute.
- Return the cooked shrimp and char siu.
- Give it a final mix.
- Turn to low heat, carefully taste the rice and adjust seasoning if necessary.
- Transfer to serving bowls and serve hot as a side dish, or a light main dish.
Plating & Serving
Not specified
Suggested Sides
Nutrition per Serving
466
Calories
23.3g
Protein
20% DV
57.3g
Carbs
20% DV
15.1g
Fat
19% DV
2.0g
Fiber
5% DV
1.5g
Sugars
522mg
Sodium
35% DV
179mg
Cholesterol
51% DV
| Health Labels | Sugar Conscious Kidney Friendly Dairy Free Milk Free Tree Nut Free Celery Free Mustard Free Sesame Free Lupine Free Mollusk Free Alcohol Free No Sugar Added Sulphite Free |
* Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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