Salted Fish & Chicken Fried Rice
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A classic dish that has evolved from 'poor man’s' fried rice to a staple at Chinese restaurants, showcasing the art of cooking with salted fish.
00:30:00 total
Serves 4
medium
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Ingredients
- rice - watch the video to see (cook as per rice cooker instructions)
- ginger - watch the video to see (cut into strips)
- lettuce - watch the video to see (cut into strips)
- chicken - watch the video to see (cut into cubes)
- oyster sauce - watch the video to see (for marinating chicken)
- white pepper - watch the video to see (for marinating chicken and additional for seasoning)
- cornstarch - watch the video to see (for marinating chicken)
- water - watch the video to see (for marinating chicken)
- salted fish - watch the video to see (head and dorsal fins removed, rinsed, dried, deboned, and cut into small pieces)
- eggs - 2 (cracked and fluffed)
- oil - watch the video to see
- green onions - watch the video to see
- fish sauce - watch the video to see
Instructions
- Cook Rice: Cook rice in a rice cooker as per its instructions.
- Prepare Ingredients: Cut ginger and lettuce into strips. Cube the chicken and marinate with oyster sauce, white pepper, cornstarch, and water. Prepare the salted fish by removing the head and dorsal fins, rinsing, drying, deboning, and cutting into small pieces.
- Prepare Eggs: Crack two eggs into a bowl and fluff.
- Stir Fry Eggs: Add oil to a hot wok, then add the eggs. Stir fry quickly and remove.
- Cook Chicken: In the same wok, add the chicken and cook until mostly done, then remove.
- Stir Fry Ginger and Salted Fish: Add ginger and salted fish to the wok and stir fry.
- Combine Ingredients: Add the cooked rice, then the eggs, chicken, green onions, and some white pepper to the wok. Stir well.
- Final Seasoning: Splash in some fish sauce, add the lettuce, and give it a final stir fry.
- Serve: Plate the fried rice and serve immediately.
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