Chinese Fried Rice
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Ingredients
- Rice - mix of 2x American Long Grain and 1x Jasmine Long Grain rice and mix dry in a bowl. Cook with 1x - 1.5x water. You don't want it to be too wet when done. Let rice cool then refrigerate to chill. Don't wrap, the rice needs to dry a bit.
- Soy Sauce - Don't use Kikoman. Use something like Pearl River Bridge light soy sauce and Dark Soy Sauce.
- Shao Hsing wine - or a Dry Sherry
- Toasted Sesame Oil
Prepare Chicken
- Chicken Breast. Cut it into thin short strips, then wash in cold water and press out the water.
- Sprinkle 1/2 Tea Spoon of baking soda onto the meat and massage it into the meat. This prevents the meat from drying while cooking.
- Add 1/2 Tea Spoon of Light Soy Sauce.
- Add 1/2 Tea Spoon of Sugar
- Add 1/2 Tea Spoon of Corn Starch
- Add 1/4 Tea Spoon of Kosher Salt
- Add 1/8 Tea Spoon of MSG
- add 1 Tea Spoon of Neutral Oil
- Mix Everything into the Chicken
- Allow mixture of ingredients and chicken to rest for AT LEAST 15 minutes.
Prepare Sauces
- 1/2 Tea Spoon of Sugar
- 2 Tea Spoons of Light Soy Sauce
- 1/2 Tea Spoon of Dark Soy Sauce
- Stir until sugar is dissolved then set aside.
Prepare Spice Mixture
- 1 Tea Spoon of Kosher Salt
- 2 Pinches of White Pepper
- 1/2 Tea Spoon of MSG
- Mix well and set aside.