Fried Rice (炒饭）

Fried Rice is one of the most versatile recipes out there! Throw whatever leftover veggies and meat you have in it, and it's guaranteed to taste great. Here is a classic recipe my Mom has used.

Skip the meat for Vegetarian option.

Great with Chinese Sweet Sausage!

Ingredients:

- 6 eggs (scrambled)

- 6 cooked Chinese sweet sausages (cut into small cubes) (Can use ham, chicken, beef, tofu)

- 3 Tbsp oil

- 5-8 c. cooked rice (white or brown)

- 3-4 stalks green onion (chopped)

- Soy sauce (Around 2-5 Tbsp.), salt, and pepper to taste

- Optional: corn, cabbage, carrots, peas, etc.

1. Beat eggs and add a pinch of salt and a pinch of chopped green onion to give it flavor.

2. Heat up oil in a large wok, add green onions to flavor the oil. 

3. Add in cooked rice. Work out any chunks.

4. Stir in cooked meat. Add any other veggies at this point.

5. Add scrambled eggs, cook until eggs are done.

6. Add soy sauce, salt, and pepper to taste.

Mama Lew’s Beef Broccoli

Serves 6. Cooking time: ~30 min.

1 lb. beef (rib-eye steak) sliced, fat removed

2 bunches of broccoli (peel stems for more tender texture)

3 slices ginger (or 1 tsp. ginger powder)

Water

2 Tbsp. oil

pinch of salt
3 Tbsp. Soy sauce
3 Tbsp. Oyster sauce (to taste)
1 tsp. cornstarch (optional)

1. Prep meat: Add 1 Tbsp. soy sauce and 1 Tbsp. oyster sauce mixture. Stir. Let sit 10-15 min.
2.  Fry broccoli first in large frying pan with 1 Tbsp. oil, add a little touch of water and oyster sauce. Cover to steam for 2-3 minutes until broccoli is a bright green color. 
3. Remove broccoli and set aside, then brown the beef in 1 Tbsp. oil.
4. Add broccoli back into the pan, ¼ c. water, 3 ginger slices, 2 Tbsp. oil, pinch of salt, soy sauce/oyster sauce to taste.
5.  Optional: Add teaspoons of cornstarch to thicken to your liking.

Best with rice. Serve immediately. Refrigerate and enjoy within 1 week.

Pan-fried Tilapia Fillets

Serves 3-4. Cooking time: 20 min.

3 smashed garlic cloves

3 slices of ginger

~1lb. talepia fillets (fresh or frozen)

1 bunch of green onions, chopped to pieces about an inch in length

lemon juice

flour

1-2 Tbsp. soy sauce

water

1 tsp. sugar

1-2 Tbsp. olive/cooking oil

1.   Cover fish with lemon juice (gets the fishiness out)
2.    Lightly cover both sides of fish with flour
3.   Heat oil, garlic, ginger in large frying pan
4.  Place fish into pan, brown lightly on both sides
5.  Drizzle soy sauce, water, sugar over fish
6.  Add green onions
7.  Take off fire, cover, let sit for 3 minutes.

Serve immediately. Refrigerate and enjoy within 2 days.