Fried rice is the ultimate comfort food for most Chinese. It’s warm, salty, savory and filling.
The fried rice I grew up eating usually included pork meat of some kind whether it be in the form of sausage, roast pork, char siu, even hot dog. Yes, you read right, hot dog.
My Granny had her 91st birthday not too long ago and we took her out. She insisted on having something called rich man’s fried rice. I had no clue what it was and when the waitress told me what was in it, I admit I was skeptical about it. What makes this particular fried rice unique is the masago caviar that is added to it. I like caviar, but would have never thought of including it in fried rice.
I’ve decided to attempt making another video in which I recreate the dish. I think this was a little better than my first video. My version of the dish may or may not be strictly authentic. I basically used a basic fried rice recipe and replaced the pork with the dried seafood and caviar.
The dried seafood ingredients are available in Asian markets, although the dried scallop may be a bit harder to find depending on the market. You will definitely find the dried scallop in Chinese medicine and herb stores.
Rich Man’s Fried Rice
3 eggs, beaten
4 tbsp peanut oil
1 1/2 tbsp minced ginger
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup shredded dried scallop
1/2 cup dried shrimps
1/4 cup light soy sauce
2 tablespoons sake or Shao Hsing wine or dry sherry
5 cups cold cooked jasmine rice
Water
2 stalks green onions sliced
3 teaspoons Maggi seasoning (optional)
2 spring onions (scallions), sliced
2 tbsp masago caviar, more for garni
Method
- Soak the dried scallop and dried shrimp in warm water for 2 hours. Using a knife shred the dried scallop into thin strips.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a hot wok. Pour beaten eggs into wok and cook for about 1 minute, lightly scrambling them. When almost cooked through, remove the egg to a plate and set aside.
- Wipe out wok with a paper napkin and add the remaining oil. Stir-fry ginger and garlic until aromatic. Add the dried scallop and dried shrimp and stir-fry for another mimute. Stir in soy sauce and sake.
- Add the cold cooked rice and break it up with your spatula or spoon. Add a little water, eyeball it, you just want to help the rice not stick and to seperate.
-Add the green onions, Maggi seasoning if using, and egg to the rice. Stir-fry until rice is heated through. Turn off heat and gently stir in the masago caviar.
- Divide rice into individual bowls and garnish with extra green onions and a tiny spoonful of masago caviar.
i like corned beef fried rice
nothing but rice, egg, corned beef, scallions, and soy sauce. quick and cheap comfort food!
@djou – mmmmm corned beef fried rice. I’ve had that before. Works better with the stuff out of a can. The real stuff just seems like smoked meat fried rice.
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