Yong Chow Fried Rice

Yong Chow Fried Rice

Other than my own recipe fried rice which my wife wants me to reduce from cooking, the yong chow fried rice is one of my many favorite cuisine. This fried rice cuisine uses many more ingredients than most other type of fried rice but yong chow fried rice taste very good. Even when I need to order a quick meal for the kids when they announce a school activity at the last minute and we have to order a pick up from the local Chinese restaurant, we usually order the yong chow fried rice.

Fried Rice

Last night, I decided to cook my own yong chow fried rice for dinner. So, I chop up some char siew yok. The meat has to be sliced to tiny bite sizes. Other ingredients would be a couple of eggs, mixed vegetables, shrimps and may be fish balls. Start with three spoons of cooking oil and followed with a spoon of chopped garlic. Then, drop into the wok the shrimps and when the shrimps are cooked, drop in the small bite size char siew yok.

Yong Chow Rice

The rice goes in last. Before stirring, turning and mixing everything, shake some pepper and salt onto the rice first. Then, start mixing and turning the rice until everything is kind of blended in the same color. Make a round partition in the centre of the rice in the wok and pour in the eggs. Cover the liquid eggs with rice and continue to mix and turn until the eggs are evenly mixed with the rice. I don't add any sauce or enhancer to add flavour or taste. I like the fried rice as simple as possible.