Saturday, August 25, 2018

Yangchow Fried Rice from Street Tacos Gone Wild Cooking Class

From my first ever time attending the Harmon's Cooking School. I'm going to put all of the recipes in one place from that night. The night was taught by Chef Freyka Nunez del Prado

Recipes included in this group:
 - Korean BBQ (Bulgolgi) with Kimchi
 - Sweet Pork Bahn Mi Tacos with pickled Carrots & Daikon
- Peruvian Lomo Saltado
- Chaufan Rice

Yangchow Fried Rice
The name Yangchow comes from the region where this recipe was first made. Yangzhou is in the Jiangsu Porvince. Ingredients can change depending upon what you have on hand. But there are always the presence of eggs.

Serves 8

INGREDIENTS:

4 cups                 long grain white rice - cooked/chilled (day before)
4 large                 eggs - lightly beaten and cooked omelet style
                            Canola oil - as needed
1 TB                    ginger - minced
1 TB                    garlic - minced
½ bunch              green onions - divided, greens slice thin on the bias, chop whites (down to bulbs)
½ each                carrot - diced very small
½ cup                  shiitake - finely chopped
½ cup                  ham - small cubed
½ cup                  cooked chicken - medium diced
1 cup                   cooked shrimp - either tiny shrimp of cut up into pieces
½ cup                  green peas - defrosted
4 TBS                 soy sauce - prefer dark

4 TBS                 Shaoxing wine (rice wine) - optional

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat saute pan or walk and incorporate the oil
2. beat eggs, 1 or 2 at a time and fry into a thin omelet. Dice omelet into pieces and set aside
3. Return the wok to the heat, add oil again. Add the next three ingredients (onion whites, garlic, and ginger) and stir fry them until fragrant
4. Add carrots and mushrooms; saute until the carrots are bright orange in color
5. add the ham, chicken, shrimp and heat through
6. add the rice and stir and move wok at the same time, while incorporating soy sauce. Continue until the rice and the soy sauce are combined
7. Finish with Shaoxing wine, green onions, a bit of sesame oil, and eggs. Toss well and serve




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