Takeaway Classic at Home (Print Version)

# Ingredients:

01 - 3 cup Cooked long grain rice About 200 grams, or 2 serving rice
02 - 100 gram Char Siu Chinese BBQ chicken, pork, or a choice of cooked meat, ( cut in small pieces )
03 - 150 gram Prawns Peeled and deveined prawns/shrimp
04 - 2 Egg Whisk and season with a pinch of salt
05 - 50 gram Green peas About ½ cup
06 - 1 Carrot Cut into small dice
07 - ½ Onion Cut into small dice
08 - 2 cloves Garlic Finely chopped
09 - 2-3 Spring onion Cut thin slices
10 - 2-3 tbsp Cooking oil Neutral flavour oil

→ Prawn marinade

11 - 1 tsp Soy sauce Regular or light soy sauce
12 - 1 tsp Shao Xing wine Chinese cooking rice wine
13 - 1 tsp Corn starch Or potato starch
14 - ¼ tsp White pepper powder Or black pepper

→ Seasoning

15 - 2 tbsp Soy sauce Regular soy sauce or light soy
16 - 1 tsp Chicken powder Chilli bouillion powder or Msg
17 - 1 tsp Sesame oil Toasted sesame oil
18 - ½ tsp White pepper powder Or black pepper

# Instructions:

01 - Fluff the rice gently by using your hand or spoon. Make sure to break up the clumps to separate the grains to prevent it from getting sticky.
02 - Cut char siu meat and vegetables.
03 - Season the prawns with soy sauce, Shao Xing wine, white pepper, and corn starch. Mix it well and set it aside.
04 - Heat the large wok or pan over medium-high heat. Drizzle oil, add onions and follow with the chopped garlic. Next, add carrot and stir fry for a few seconds.
05 - Then add the marinated prawns and cook for 1-2 minutes then push the prawns to one side of the pan. Drizzle more oil in the pan and add the whisked egg. Let it set for a few seconds and break the egg into small pieces.
06 - Add char siu and green peas and continue stir fry for a few seconds.
07 - Now add the rice and seasoning ingredients, soy sauce, white pepper, chicken powder, and sesame oil. Combine everything well and stir fry for 1-2 minutes.
08 - Finish with spring onions and make a final quick toss. Remove from heat and serve immediately.

# Notes:

01 - What type of rice to use? You can use your choice of long-grain rice. Chinese long-grain rice, Thai jasmine rice, or regular long-grain rice are popular options. I personally don't like to use basmati rice or short-grain rice to make Chinese fried rice.
02 - Cooked Rice: A day-old or leftover rice cold rice is ideal for this recipe. Do not recommend using soft mushy rice or freshly cooked warm rice.
03 - Protein choice: Instead of prawns and char siu chicken, you can also add, chicken, cooked meat, minced meat, shrimp, crab meat, crabstick, fish balls, tofu, etc.
04 - Char Siu: is a Chinese BBQ meat and is usually added in restaurants and takeaways special fried rice. I used leftover Char Siu Chicken which I have in my fridge. You can substitute with a choice of BBQ chicken, pork, lamb, grilled or cooked meat.
05 - Salt: I don't usually add salt because soy sauce and chicken powder contain salt content. You can make a taste test and add salt and pepper to your taste. Or if you want to reduce sodium intake, you can use low-sodium soy sauce instead of regular soy sauce.

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