Golden Egg Fried Rice (10 minutes quick recipe)
This golden egg fried rice recipe was inspired by a Japanese anime called Chūka Ichiban! (中華一番!, The best in Chinese food). In this episode, the main character Mao made this golden egg fried rice simply with rice, egg, salt, and white pepper. Mao used his special cooking skills to make this fried rice golden and shiny, and the dish was so delicious that made the food critic cry.
Equipment
- 1 Wok Or frying pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked rice (1-day-old leftover rice)
- 3 eggs - medium size (or 2 large eggs)
- 1½ tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil, olive oil, or corn oil)
- ½ cup mixed vegetables (I used frozen carrots, corns, and peas. No need to thaw.)
- ¼ tsp salt (or to your taste)
- ¼ tsp Szechuan pepper powder (It's "white pepper powder" in the anime. I tried both and personally prefer Szechuan pepper powder. You can also use black pepper instead.)
- 1 tbsp Green onions - chopped (optional)
- ¼ tsp chicken powder (Contains MSG, optional)
Instructions
- Crack 3 eggs in a bowl. Carefully transfer 2 egg yolks to a separate bowl, mix with cooked rice until every grain of rice is well-coated with egg yolk.
- Add 1 tbsp of cooking oil to a preheated wok/pan, heat up the oil over high-heat until it's smoking hot.
- Add 3 egg whites and 1 egg yolk to the wok, stir-fry quickly for 30 seconds until it's "half cooked" (the chef in the anime said so. To me, "half cooked" means that the fried egg is still tender and the meddle part is still runny.) Transfer fried eggs to a bowl.
- No need wash or wipe the wok, add ½ tbsp of cooking oil to the wok. Add the egg yolk rice mixture to the wok, stir fry over medium high heat for 2 minutes, or until there is no liquid egg yolk in the wok.
- Toss in mixed vegetables, stir fry until the rice grains turn dry and start to "pop" in the wok.
- Add fried eggs to the wok, stir to mix well.
- Add salt, chicken powder, Szechuan pepper powder (or pepper) to the rice, stir to mix well. Taste to adjust the amount of salt.
- Transfer the golden egg fried rice to a serving plate. Garnish with chopped green onions. Serve hot.