Chinese Seafood Fried Rice
Chinese Seafood Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked basmati/long grain rice, refrigerated
- 1/2 cup oil
- 200 g cooked prawns
- 200 g crab meat, or chopped seafood sticks
- 3 types vegetables, of your choice, chopped (preferably carrots, cabbage, fine beans, bell peppers, sweet corn)
- 1 cup chopped spring onions
For the Egg Scramble
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
For the Sauce Mix
- 1/2 cup sweet chilli sauce
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 3 tablespoons grated garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- 1
In a bowl, crack 4 eggs. Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper. Whisk the mixture well until combined.
⏱️ 3 min
- 2
Heat a wok or large pan over medium-high heat. Add 1-2 tablespoons of the 1/2 cup oil. Pour in the whisked egg mixture and scramble until just cooked through but still soft. Remove the scrambled egg from the pan and set it aside.
⏱️ 4 min
- 3
Add another portion of the oil to the same pan. Add the 200g cooked prawns and 200g crab meat (or chopped seafood sticks). Stir-fry briefly until heated through and lightly seared. Remove the cooked seafood from the pan and set it aside.
⏱️ 3 min
- 4
In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup sweet chilli sauce, 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 3 tablespoons grated garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon black pepper. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly until well combined.
⏱️ 3 min
- 5
Add the remaining oil to the pan (if needed). Add the chopped vegetables (3 to 4 types of your choice; carrots, cabbage, fine beans, bell peppers, sweet corn are preferred). Stir-fry until the vegetables are tender-crisp.
⏱️ 5 min
- 6
Add the 3 cups of cooked and refrigerated basmati/long grain rice (or any leftover plain rice) to the pan with the vegetables. Use your spatula to break up any clumps of rice.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Return the scrambled egg, cooked prawns, and crab meat to the pan with the rice and vegetables.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Pour the prepared sauce mixture evenly over all the ingredients in the pan. Stir-fry everything together, ensuring the sauce is well distributed and all components are thoroughly heated. Do not mix the vegetables for more than 2 minutes after adding the sauce, as they will lose their color and shape and start to release moisture.
⏱️ 3 min
- 9
Turn off the flame. Add 1 cup chopped spring onions to the fried rice and stir gently to incorporate them for better flavor and taste.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Serve the Chinese seafood fried rice immediately with your favorite sides or simply with chili oil on the side.
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Chinese Seafood Fried Rice
- 3 cups cooked basmati/long grain rice, refrigerated
- 1/2 cup oil
- 200 g cooked prawns
- 200 g crab meat, or chopped seafood sticks
- 3 types vegetables, of your choice, chopped (preferably carrots, cabbage, fine beans, bell peppers, sweet corn)
- 1 cup chopped spring onions
For the Egg Scramble
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
For the Sauce Mix
- 1/2 cup sweet chilli sauce
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 3 tablespoons grated garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- 1
In a bowl, crack 4 eggs. Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper. Whisk the mixture well until combined.
⏱️ 3 min - 2
Heat a wok or large pan over medium-high heat. Add 1-2 tablespoons of the 1/2 cup oil. Pour in the whisked egg mixture and scramble until just cooked through but still soft. Remove the scrambled egg from the pan and set it aside.
⏱️ 4 min - 3
Add another portion of the oil to the same pan. Add the 200g cooked prawns and 200g crab meat (or chopped seafood sticks). Stir-fry briefly until heated through and lightly seared. Remove the cooked seafood from the pan and set it aside.
⏱️ 3 min - 4
In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup sweet chilli sauce, 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 3 tablespoons grated garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon black pepper. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly until well combined.
⏱️ 3 min - 5
Add the remaining oil to the pan (if needed). Add the chopped vegetables (3 to 4 types of your choice; carrots, cabbage, fine beans, bell peppers, sweet corn are preferred). Stir-fry until the vegetables are tender-crisp.
⏱️ 5 min - 6
Add the 3 cups of cooked and refrigerated basmati/long grain rice (or any leftover plain rice) to the pan with the vegetables. Use your spatula to break up any clumps of rice.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Return the scrambled egg, cooked prawns, and crab meat to the pan with the rice and vegetables.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Pour the prepared sauce mixture evenly over all the ingredients in the pan. Stir-fry everything together, ensuring the sauce is well distributed and all components are thoroughly heated. Do not mix the vegetables for more than 2 minutes after adding the sauce, as they will lose their color and shape and start to release moisture.
⏱️ 3 min - 9
Turn off the flame. Add 1 cup chopped spring onions to the fried rice and stir gently to incorporate them for better flavor and taste.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Serve the Chinese seafood fried rice immediately with your favorite sides or simply with chili oil on the side.