3 c Cooked long-grain rice, - preferably cold 3 tb Peanut or vegetable oil 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Shrimp paste, or more (opt.) 1/2 ts Sugar 1 1/2 tb Soy sauce 2 ts Oyster sauce 2 lg Eggs; lightly beaten with 1 Egg yolk 1/2 c Cooked bay shrimp 1/2 c Chinese barbecued pork - cut into 1/4-inch pieces 1/2 c Leftover cooked chicken - cut into 1/4-inch pieces 1/2 c Fresh or frozen peas - blanched 1 c Finely shredded romaine -=OR=- Iceberg lettuce 1/2 c Chopped green onions
BREAK UP CLUMPS OF RICE by gently rubbing between the palms of your hands
into a large bowl. Over medium- high heat, preheat wok until hot. Add oil;
tilt wok to coat sides. When oil is moderately hot, add salt and the
optional shrimp paste, stir until fragrant or for 5 seconds. Immediately
add rice and quickly stir-fry, pressing and poking at clumps of rice until
all grains are separated, without browning rice (about 3 minutes). Season
with sugar, soy sauce and oyster sauce. Stir-fry until each grain is evenly
coated (about 1 minute). Push rice to sides of wok. Add beaten egg mixture
to center of wok, and allow to cook, lightly beating eggs in center only
(about 1 minute). Toss together with rice. (Small flecks of egg will appear
interspersed in the rice.) Add shrimp, barbecued pork, chicken, peas,
lettuce, and green onions; toss and stir until mixed and heated through and
lettuce is wilted (about 2 minutes).
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