【Jiangsu】Yangzhou Fried Rice

Overview

Yangzhou fried rice, also known as Yangzhou egg fried rice, is a classic snack in Yangzhou, Jiangsu. According to legend, it originated in the Sui Dynasty, and was developed by successive generations of chefs through gradual innovation and combining the characteristics of Huaiyang cuisine. Yangzhou fried rice in a broad sense has many varieties, including gold-coated silver rice, assorted egg fried rice, and green vegetable fried rice. Among them, assorted egg fried rice is the most typical variety. It has the tenderness of shrimps and the meaty flavor of ham. It is a good delicacy among staple foods.

Tags

• staple food
• home cooking
• huaiyang cuisine
• fried rice
• chicken essence
• cooking wine
• corn kernels
• edible oil
• grass eggs
• ham sausage
• leftover rice
• onions
• oyster sauce
• shrimp
• starch
• carrot
• green beans
• salt
• sesame oil

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare the ingredients

   

2. 2 Boil water, add green beans, carrots and corn kernels and blanch them for about 1 minute, remove and drain and set aside

   

3. 3 Beat the eggs, chop the green onions, dice the ham, marinate the shrimps with 1 teaspoon of cooking wine and 1 teaspoon of starch for 10 minutes

   

4. 4 Heat oil in a pan, add shrimps and stir-fry for half a minute

   

5. 5 Add ham and stir-fry the shrimp until they turn red, remove and set aside

   

6. 6 Clean the pot, heat it with oil (a little more oil), add the beaten eggs and stir-fry

   

7. 7 Add 1 small bowl of leftover rice, crush and stir well

   

8. 8 Add green beans, carrots and corn kernels

   

9. 9 Add ham and shrimp and stir-fry evenly

   

10. 10 Finally add 1 tsp oyster sauce, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp chicken essence, 1 tsp white pepper, 1 tsp sesame oil, stir-fry evenly and sprinkle with chopped green onion

    

11. 11 Very fragrant...

    

12. 12 Finished product pictures

    

13. 13 Finished product pictures