Best Young Jewel Fried Rice Yeung Chau Chow Faan Recipes

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Number Of Ingredients 14

2 cups bean sprouts
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 eggs slightly beaten
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 can (4 ounces) small button mushrooms drained
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 cups white rice
3 tablespoons dark soy sauce
dash white pepper
1 cup chopped, cooked shrimp
1 cup chopped barbecued pork (see Appetizers & Cold Dishes)
1/2 cup frozen green peas
1/4 cup , chopped green onion, (with tops)

Steps:

Rinse bean sprouts in cold water drain.Heat wok until very hot. Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil tilt wok to coat side. Add eggs cook and stir until eggs are thickened throughout but still moist. Remove eggs from wok. Wash and thoroughly dry wok.Heat wok until very hot. Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil tilt wok to coat side. Add bean sprouts, mushrooms and salt stir-fry 1 minute. Remove bean-sprout mixture from wok drain.Heat wok until very hot. Add 3 tablespoons vegetable oil tilt wok to coat side. Add rice stir-fry 1 minute. Stir in soy sauce and white pepper. Stir in shrimp and pork. Add bean-sprout mixture, eggs, peas and green onions stir-fry 30 seconds.7 servings**This poetic description refers to the tender vegetables that add both color and flavor to the dish. Fried rice can be enhanced with whatever cooked meat you have on hand. "Young jewel" sounds like "Yeung Chau," a province in ancient China known for fried rice dishes.From "Betty Crocker's New Chinese Cookbook." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Provided by Marsha Gardner

Categories Rice Sides

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 c hot cooked rice
1 c pork, roasted and diced or use char sui
1 c shrimp, cooked, diced
1 c chicken, cooked and diced
2 c bean sprouts, fresh
3 scallions, chopped including green
1 c lettuce, shredded
2 large eggs, slightly stirred
1/4 tsp freshly ground white pepper
1/4 c soy sauce
1/4 c canola oil, or bacon fat

Steps:

1. Mix together pepper and soy sauce and set aside. Heat wok or frying pan hot and dry. Add one half of the oil. Turn heat to medium. Add the eggs, and stir lightly so the whites and yolks are mixed slightly. Remove from pan while still a little soft, and put aside.
2. Turn up heat; add remainder of oil and add the meats, bean sprouts and scallions. Stir fry for 2 minutes. Add the hot rice. Pour soy sauce mixture and mix thoroughly. Put back the scrambled eggs. Turn off heat and add the lettuce. Stir and serve.
3. SUBSTITUTIONS AND VARIATIONS: If the fresh bean sprouts are not be available you may leave them out of the recipe and increase the amount of shredded lettuce to 2 cups. A small green pepper, halved and finely diced is also a good and color or add a cup of frozen peas. Young Jewel is never made exactly the same way by different cooks, it gives us license to use your ingenuity and preference.