House Fried Rice
Serves 6
Ingredients:
Rice:
2 ½ cups jasmine rice
2 tablespoons neutral oil
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 1/3 cups chicken stock
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon sugar
Egg Mix:
5 large eggs
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/2 tablespoon annatto oil
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon MSG (optional)
Additional Ingredients:
1 cup peas and carrots, thawed
3 Chinese-style sausages
1/2 lb shrimp (size 21-25)
Salt, to taste
Sugar, to taste
MSG (optional)
Additional oil, as needed
Instructions:
1. Wash and rinse the rice under cold running water until the water runs clear. Drain and set aside for 10 minutes. In a small pot, combine the chicken stock, sugar, and kosher salt, and gently warm the mixture. In a pan, fry 3 cloves of the minced garlic with 2 tablespoons of neutral oil until it turns a light blonde color. Add the rice and toss to coat. Transfer the rice and seasoned chicken stock to a rice cooker and cook until done. Once cooked, fluff the rice with chopsticks, transfer to a bowl, and allow it to cool to room temperature.
2. Fill a pot with enough water to submerge the sausages and bring to a gentle boil. Reduce heat to simmer, add sausages, and poach for 5 minutes. Remove sausages, drain on paper towels. Once cooled, cut poached sausages into bite-sized pieces. Preheat a pan over medium-low heat. Add sausage pieces and fry slowly, turning occasionally, until they are crispy and more fat is rendered out, about 5 minutes. Remove sausages and drain on paper towels.
3. Season the shrimp with a pinch of salt, sugar, black pepper, and MSG (if using) and leave to marinate at room temperature for 10-15 minutes. Bring the same pot of water to a boil and par-cook the shrimp for 1 minute, then transfer to a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. Remove the shrimp and cut them into bite-sized pieces.
4. Whisk together the eggs with salt, granulated sugar, annatto oil, black pepper, and MSG. Pass the egg mixture through a fine mesh strainer and reserve 1/2 a cup for the rice. Heat a small pan over medium heat and cook the eggs until they form small curds. Remove and reserve.
5. Heat a large wok over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons of neutral oil and fry the rest of the minced garlic until it turns a light blonde color. Add the cooked rice and toss until it’s mixed with the fried garlic. Pour in the 1/2 cup of remaining egg mixture and continue to toss until every grain is coated in the egg mix. Combine the rest of the prepared ingredients along with the thawed peas and carrots. Continue to toss the rice until the moisture from the egg mix has been absorbed.
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