Special Chicken Fried Rice *Video Recipe*
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Cuisine: Chinese
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Serves: 4 servings
 
Ingredients
  • Chicken breast – 2, skinless & boneless, cut into small bite sized cubes
  • Vegetable oil – 4 tbsp
  • Egg – 3
  • Minced ginger – 2 tsp
  • Minced garlic – 2 tsp
  • Chopped carrot – 1 cup
  • Spring onion – 1 cup, whites and greens separated
  • Green peas – ½ cup
  • Salt – 1 & ½ tsp
  • Cooked rice – 2 & ½ cups
  • Chicken sausage – 5, about 1 cup chopped into small pieces
Marinade for chicken
  • Soy sauce – ½ tbsp
  • Salt – ½ tsp
  • Corn flour – 1 tsp
Sauce for fried rice
  • Soy sauce – 1 tbsp
  • Brown sugar – 1 tbsp
  • Salt – ½ tsp
Instructions
  1. Take the chicken cubes in a bowl and add all the ingredients listed under marinade. Mix them very well to coat all the chicken pieces. Let them chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together all the sauce ingredients for fried rice – soy sauce, brown sugar & salt. Set it aside.
  3. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wok and add 3 eggs. Cook the eggs until set and scramble them using a spatula. Once the eggs are cooked, take them out in a plate and set aside.
  4. Add one more tablespoon of oil to the wok and tip in the marinated chicken pieces. Cook the chicken for 10 minutes on medium-high heat stirring them frequently so that both the sides turn golden brown and all cooked through. Take them out in a bowl and set aside.
  5. Add the final tablespoon of oil to the wok and tip in the minced ginger and garlic. Saute them for a minute until fragrant.
  6. Then add the chopped carrot and stir fry them for couple of minutes. Add a splash of water and cover it with a tight-fitting lid. Let the carrots steam for 10 minutes.
  7. Uncover and give the carrots a quick stir. Then add the whites of spring onion and green peas. Season it with half a teaspoon of salt and stir fry them for 2-3 minutes on high heat.
  8. Add the cooked rice, the prepared sauce and stir fry for another 2 minutes. Season the rice with 1 teaspoon of salt and ½ tsp of freshly ground black pepper. Give the rice few quick tosses.
  9. Then add the cooked chicken cubes, cooked and chopped chicken sausages and scrambled eggs. Stir the rice very well using a spatula to mix all the ingredients well and distribute the meat and eggs evenly.
  10. Finally sprinkle the greens of the spring onion and serve hot with some Chinese side dishes.
Recipe by Flavor Quotient at https://www.flavorquotient.com/2017/01/special-chicken-fried-rice/