Fried Rice is something that we eat in my family all the time. I have been cooking it since I was probably around 12 or 13 years old. Fried rice is another dish that I learned how to make from my step- mother.
Ingredients
1/2 c oyster sauce
1 1/2 lb chicken marinated
3 c uncooked rice
2 1/2 c onions small dice (1/4″ pieces or so, it doesn’t have to be perfect)
1 Tbls ginger minced
1 Tbls garlic minced
1 tsp Kosher salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 sweet Chinese sausage links
10 oz frozen peas
3 Tbls soy sauce
Fried Rice Recipe Instructions
1. place your chicken in a gallon size baggie or a large bowl with the oyster sauce and allow to marinate for 2-3 hours
2. cook your rice in a rice cooker, if you do not have a rice cooker, prepare it on the stove
3. spread the cooked rice onto a sheet pan (cookie sheet) and allow to cool for 30-40 minutes stirring once or twice
4. allow the rice to set an additional 30 minutes to dry out a little
*if you skip step 3 and 4 you may end up with goopy sticky clumpy rice at the end – not so yummy, I have also heard to use “day old rice” but have never done this myself
5. saute the onion, ginger, and garlic together with the salt and pepper until the onions are translucent (this is called sweating the onions in a professional kitchen)
6. add the chicken and sausage into the mixture and cook until the chicken is done
7. add the peas and cook until they have a bright color, about 2 minutes if you added them frozen
8. lower your heat to med, add the rice, fold two or three times
9. pour the soy sauce on top – try to pour evenly across the whole top
10. cook the rice until heated through (about 2-3 minutes), folding every minute or so