Fried Rice and Steak with Chinese Chives, Dried Baby Shrimp, Shitake Mushrooms, and Soy Cured Egg Yolk (LKK 2:1 Formula)
Fried Rice and Steak with Chinese Chives, Dried Baby Shrimp, Shitake Mushrooms, and Soy Cured Egg Yolk (LKK 2:1 Formula)
Ingredients
For the Fried Rice
- 200 g cooked rice
- 25 g dried baby shrimp
- 50 g Chinese chives, diced
- 1 white onion, small, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced into a paste
- 60 g shitake mushrooms, sliced
- 2 parts light soy, for LKK 2:1 formula
- 1 part dark soy, for LKK 2:1 formula
- 1 tablespoon LKK Chiu Chow Chilli Oil
- 1 pinch white pepper
- as needed salt
- 1 tablespoon oil, for wok
For the Soy Cured Egg Yolk
- 1 raw egg yolk
- 20 ml soy sauce
For the Steak
- 400 g sirloin steak
- as needed salt, generously for seasoning
- 1 cube butter
- 1 stick lemongrass
For Garnish
- as needed spring onion, curls
- as needed sesame seeds
- as needed chilli flakes
- as needed LKK Chiu Chow Chilli Oil, for drizzling
- as needed fresh chilli
Instructions
- 1
Dice the white onion and Chinese chives. Slice the shitake mushrooms. Mince the garlic cloves into a paste and set aside.
⏱️ 10 min
- 2
For the soy cured yolk, add 20 ml of soy sauce to a small pot. Carefully submerge a raw egg yolk in the soy sauce. Leave to cure for up to 1 hour.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
Add a tablespoon of oil to your wok and heat until hot, ensuring the surface is coated.
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
Add the diced onions, Chinese chives, and sliced mushrooms to the hot wok. Cook until they achieve a nice color.
⏱️ 4 min
- 5
Add the dried baby shrimp to the wok. Continue to cook until they are cooked through and have released their natural oils.
⏱️ 3 min
- 6
Add the minced garlic paste to the wok and stir briefly.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Add the cooked rice to the wok and cook out, stirring constantly to break up any clumps.
⏱️ 3 min
- 8
Add the 2 parts light soy, a pinch of white pepper, and salt to taste. Stir the rice around the wok, cooking it thoroughly to ensure even distribution.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Add the 1 part dark soy and 1 tablespoon of LKK Chiu Chow Chilli Oil to the fried rice. Stir to combine well. Set the fried rice aside, ready to serve.
⏱️ 2 min
- 10
For the steak, pat it dry with paper towels and generously season each side with salt.
⏱️ 2 min
- 11
Heat a very hot pan (preferably cast iron) and add the seasoned steak. Sear off to develop a crust on one side.
⏱️ 3 min
- 12
Turn the steak and sear the other side to develop a similar crust.
⏱️ 3 min
- 13
Add a cube of butter and a stick of lemongrass to the pan. Baste the steak with the melted butter and lemongrass until cooked to your desired doneness.
⏱️ 3 min
- 14
Remove the steak from the pan and rest it generously on a cutting board for at least 5-10 minutes.
⏱️ 10 min
- 15
When ready to plate, add the fried rice to a serving bowl.
⏱️ 1 min
- 16
Slice the rested steak against the grain and arrange it artfully on top of the fried rice.
⏱️ 2 min
- 17
Carefully place the soy cured egg yolk on top of the steak and rice.
⏱️ 1 min
- 18
Garnish with spring onion curls, chilli flakes, sesame seeds, and another drizzle of LKK Chiu Chow Chilli Oil. Add fresh chilli if desired.
⏱️ 2 min
Kitchen Tools
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Fried Rice and Steak with Chinese Chives, Dried Baby Shrimp, Shitake Mushrooms, and Soy Cured Egg Yolk (LKK 2:1 Formula)
For the Fried Rice
- 200 g cooked rice
- 25 g dried baby shrimp
- 50 g Chinese chives, diced
- 1 white onion, small, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced into a paste
- 60 g shitake mushrooms, sliced
- 2 parts light soy, for LKK 2:1 formula
- 1 part dark soy, for LKK 2:1 formula
- 1 tablespoon LKK Chiu Chow Chilli Oil
- 1 pinch white pepper
- as needed salt
- 1 tablespoon oil, for wok
For the Soy Cured Egg Yolk
- 1 raw egg yolk
- 20 ml soy sauce
For the Steak
- 400 g sirloin steak
- as needed salt, generously for seasoning
- 1 cube butter
- 1 stick lemongrass
For Garnish
- as needed spring onion, curls
- as needed sesame seeds
- as needed chilli flakes
- as needed LKK Chiu Chow Chilli Oil, for drizzling
- as needed fresh chilli
Instructions
- 1
Dice the white onion and Chinese chives. Slice the shitake mushrooms. Mince the garlic cloves into a paste and set aside.
⏱️ 10 min - 2
For the soy cured yolk, add 20 ml of soy sauce to a small pot. Carefully submerge a raw egg yolk in the soy sauce. Leave to cure for up to 1 hour.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
Add a tablespoon of oil to your wok and heat until hot, ensuring the surface is coated.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Add the diced onions, Chinese chives, and sliced mushrooms to the hot wok. Cook until they achieve a nice color.
⏱️ 4 min - 5
Add the dried baby shrimp to the wok. Continue to cook until they are cooked through and have released their natural oils.
⏱️ 3 min - 6
Add the minced garlic paste to the wok and stir briefly.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Add the cooked rice to the wok and cook out, stirring constantly to break up any clumps.
⏱️ 3 min - 8
Add the 2 parts light soy, a pinch of white pepper, and salt to taste. Stir the rice around the wok, cooking it thoroughly to ensure even distribution.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Add the 1 part dark soy and 1 tablespoon of LKK Chiu Chow Chilli Oil to the fried rice. Stir to combine well. Set the fried rice aside, ready to serve.
⏱️ 2 min - 10
For the steak, pat it dry with paper towels and generously season each side with salt.
⏱️ 2 min - 11
Heat a very hot pan (preferably cast iron) and add the seasoned steak. Sear off to develop a crust on one side.
⏱️ 3 min - 12
Turn the steak and sear the other side to develop a similar crust.
⏱️ 3 min - 13
Add a cube of butter and a stick of lemongrass to the pan. Baste the steak with the melted butter and lemongrass until cooked to your desired doneness.
⏱️ 3 min - 14
Remove the steak from the pan and rest it generously on a cutting board for at least 5-10 minutes.
⏱️ 10 min - 15
When ready to plate, add the fried rice to a serving bowl.
⏱️ 1 min - 16
Slice the rested steak against the grain and arrange it artfully on top of the fried rice.
⏱️ 2 min - 17
Carefully place the soy cured egg yolk on top of the steak and rice.
⏱️ 1 min - 18
Garnish with spring onion curls, chilli flakes, sesame seeds, and another drizzle of LKK Chiu Chow Chilli Oil. Add fresh chilli if desired.
⏱️ 2 min