Chao Fan
Chao Fan is a Chinese-style fried rice made with ground pork, egg, carrot, and green peas, seasoned with hoisin sauce along with soy sauce and sesame oil.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 561kcal
Cost: $
Equipment
- 1 Wok A wide, deep pan works too. The rice needs room to move.
- 1 Spatula For breaking apart the pork and tossing the rice.
Ingredients
- 6 ounces ground pork
- 4 cups cold leftover rice
- 1/2 cup carrot chopped
- 3/4 cup green peas
- 1 piece onion minced
- 1/2 cup green onions chopped
- 2 pieces eggs beaten
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder optional
- Salt to taste
- Ground white pepper to taste
- 5 tablespoons cooking oil divided
Instructions
- Break apart any clumps in the cold leftover rice before you start cooking. This makes it easier to toss the rice evenly in the wok.4 cups cold leftover rice
- Heat a wok over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. Pour in the beaten eggs and scramble until just cooked. Remove the eggs from the wok and set aside.5 tablespoons cooking oil, 2 pieces eggs
- Add the remaining 3 tablespoons of cooking oil to the wok. Saute the onion until it softens.5 tablespoons cooking oil, 1 piece onion
- Add the ground pork. Stir-fry while breaking it apart with your spatula. Continue cooking until the pork is browned and cooked through.6 ounces ground pork
- Add the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Stir until the pork is evenly coated.2 tablespoons hoisin sauce, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- Add the carrots and cold leftover rice. Increase the heat to high and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Keep tossing while breaking apart any remaining clumps so that the pork and seasonings are evenly distributed through the rice.1/2 cup carrot, 4 cups cold leftover rice
- Add the green peas and green onions. Continue stir-frying for 1 minute.3/4 cup green peas, 1/2 cup green onions
- Return the cooked egg to the wok. Toss everything together, then season with garlic powder (optional), salt and ground white pepper to taste.2 pieces eggs, Salt, Ground white pepper, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Turn off the heat. Transfer the Pork Chao Fan to a serving plate and serve immediately.
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Notes
Rice quantity – Four cups of cooked rice is roughly what you get from 1 1/3 cups of uncooked rice. Cook it the night before so it has time to chill completely.
Wok heat – Let the wok heat until a drop of water skitters across the surface and evaporates before you add the oil.
Scaling – If you double the recipe, stir-fry it in two batches. A crowded wok steams the rice instead of frying it.
Using roast pork – Chopped Chinese barbecued pork (asado) can stand in for the ground pork. Add it along with the rice rather than browning it first, since it is already cooked.
Nutrition
Calories: 561kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 1001mg | Potassium: 478mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 4512IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 2mg