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Western fried rice

An emblematic dish of Hong Kong's cha chaan teng cafés: fried rice stir-fried with eggs, ham and peas, topped with a sweet Western-style tomato sauce. A very typical blend of flavours from Hong Kong cuisine.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Sauce tomate

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

338 kcal per serving

Protein
17.4 g
Carbohydrates
34.3 g
Fat
13.8 g
of which saturated fat
2.6 g
Fiber
3 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Make the sauce: mix the ketchup, soy sauce, sugar and water in a bowl, then set aside.
  2. Beat the eggs with a pinch of salt and scramble them in a hot, oiled pan. Set aside off the heat.
  3. In the same pan, fry the sliced onion and chopped garlic for 3 minutes, until soft.
  4. Add the diced ham and the peas, and fry for 3 minutes.
  5. Add the cold rice, breaking it up well, and stir-fry over high heat for 4 to 5 minutes, until hot and lightly golden.
  6. Return the scrambled eggs, pour in the tomato sauce and toss for 1 minute over high heat.
  7. Finish with a drizzle of sesame oil, adjust the seasoning and serve straight away.

Variations and tips

Prawn version. Replace the ham with 150 g of peeled prawns, frying them for 2 minutes.

With what's available here. The tomato sauce can be replaced with ketchup alone; the sesame oil is optional.

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