Chinese Fried Rice

Ingredients:

1 cup cooked rice, cooled
3 tbsp oil
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tbsp grated fresh ginger (1 ½ inch)
1 onion/shallot, chopped
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup Chinese chives, cut into 1 ½ inch length

Seasoning:

2 tbsp light soy sauce
1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp Shao Hsing wine or any others rice wine
1/3 tbsp sambal omelek chili paste or to taste
1 tsp sugar or to taste
1/2 tsp white pepper powder or to taste
1 tsp salt or to taste

Sprinkle:

1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp crisp fried shallot

Method:

One day before, cook rice and keep in refrigerator covered to prevent sogginess fried rice.

In a bowl, mix together all the seasoning ingredients and set aside.

Heat oil in a wok or non-stick deep pan, saute garlic and ginger till fragrant and start to golden brown (about 3 minutes)

Add-in onion and continue stir-fry until aroma (another 2 minutes).

Add-in cooled cooked rice and stir fry for about 1 minute to spread out rice grains.

Pour-in seasoning mixture, stir-fry till all the ingredients are well incorporated.

Scrape rice to side, pour egg into middle and stir quickly to scramble the egg.

Cover scrambled egg with side rice, sprinkle-on chives, continue stir-fry to spread the egg and till chives just right cooked thoroughly (adjust the taste accordingly).

Dish-up, stir-in sesame oil, sprinkle-on crisp fried shallot and best serve hot immediately.