Recipe

Fried Rice

Name: Fried Rice
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 2 cups cooked white rice, preferably long grain; ½ red onion; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 stalk chives (green onion); ½ green bell pepper; ½ red bell pepper; ½ yellow bell pepper; 3 guindillas peppers; 30 g fresh ginger; 100 g chicken breast; 150 g sweet ham; 150 g pork meat; 100 g medium shrimp; 3 tablespoons oil; 4 tablespoons soy sauce (Chinese sauce), and a little more for serving; 300 g soybean sprouts (Chinese bean sprouts); 2 eggs; 1 small bunch leek; Salt, to taste; Pepper, to taste

Chinese-Cuban style fried rice with pork, chicken, ham, shrimp, omelet and Chinese bean sprouts, stir-fried in a wok over high heat.

CiberCubaApril 22, 2009

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Preparation25 min
Cooking15 min
Total time40 min
Servings4 servings
DifficultyEasy

Fried rice is a classic of Asian cuisine in Cuba, which arrived in our gastronomy through Chinese immigrants. It is an excellent leftover recipe: the ingredients are mixed already cooked and from them emerges a new dish, rich, nutritious and quick to make. Enjoy!

Method

Have all ingredients prepared in advance: this dish is cooked over high heat, stir-frying and incorporating everything without stopping. Respect the order in which they are added so that each element ends up at its point.
Cut the pork and chicken into cubes, season with salt and pepper and set aside. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper as well and set aside.
Wash the soybean sprouts, drain them and set aside. Wash the vegetables and cut them into fine julienne. Cut the ham into small cubes, the chives very finely and chop the garlic and ginger well.
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Put the wok over high heat, add the oil and, when hot, stir-fry the garlic and ginger.
Incorporate the pork first and, when it turns white, add the chicken.
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Three minutes later, add the bell peppers, guindillas peppers and onion. Stir-fry so that the flavors integrate and the heat distributes evenly.
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Without stopping stir-frying, add two thirds of the ham, the shrimp and the chives. When the shrimp change color, incorporate the white rice and mix well.
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Add the soy sauce and continue stir-frying.
In another pan, make an omelet with the eggs, cut it into cubes and incorporate it into the rice along with the Chinese bean sprouts.
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When everything is well integrated, taste for salt. Keep in mind that the soy sauce already provides quite a bit, so do not add more until the end. If you want a more intense flavor, add more soy sauce to taste.
Incorporate the finely chopped leek and the rest of the ham, mix well and let rest for a few minutes.
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Stir-fry one last time and serve immediately, with soy sauce on the side so that each person can add it to their taste.
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Tips and variations

For perfect fried rice there are three essential elements: soybean sprouts (Chinese bean sprouts), chives cut very finely and shrimp, which add a delicious touch of the sea. In addition, it includes vegetables in julienne, deboned meats cut into small pieces, rice cooked in advance and high heat.

Preferably use white rice cooked the day before: its texture is ideal for stir-frying with meats and vegetables without becoming clumpy.

In professional kitchens the wok is used, a deep and wide pan that allows mixing many ingredients and whose use dates back about 2000 years in Chinese culture. At home you can do it perfectly in a frying pan or a wide casserole dish.

There are many ways to prepare it depending on the ingredients you have on hand. Although it seems complex due to the variety of ingredients, it is easy to make.

Serve with additional soy sauce at the table so that each diner can add it to their taste.