PORK FRIED RICE 
1 egg
1 tablespoon water
salt
oil
1/2 pound lean pork, cut in thin strips
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup sliced green onions with tops
1/2 cup sliced celery
3 cups cold cooked rice
1 cup bean sprouts
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 eggs, beaten
chopped cooked pork
Green Onion Brushes (see note)

For slivered egg, combine egg, water and 1/8 teaspoon salt and beat. Heat wok or large skillet over medium high heat. Add 2 teaspoons oil and pour in egg mixture. Tilt pan to coat surface. Cook until pancake is set and bottom is slightly golden. Turn and cool, then roll up tightly and slice crosswise into slivers. Set aside.

Heat 3 tablespoons oil in wok or large skillet. Add pork, season with sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir-fry over high heat until browned and cooked. Add green onions and celery and cook until crisp-tender. Add rice and bean sprouts and cook until rice is heated through, stirring to mix with meat and vegetables. Add soy sauce and stir to mix. Make well in center of rice, pour in beaten eggs, allow to set then scramble with chopsticks and stir into rice. Or heat 1 tablespoon oil in separate pan, pour in eggs and allow to set, pushing set portion aside to allow uncooked egg to run underneath. Cut into strips and stir into rice.

For presentation, turn rice out onto platter and top with additional chopped cooked pork and slivered egg. Make border of Green Onion Brushes around rice.

To make Green Onion Brushes, select large green onions. Cut off root ends, leaving as much white part as possible. Cut onions in 3-inch lengths. Place on board and using sharp knife, make slashes lengthwise. Place the cut Green Onion Brushes in a bowl of cold water and ice cubes; refrigerate for 1 hour to curl the brushes. Shortly before serving, drain the Green Onion Brushes on paper towels.

Makes 6 servings.

 

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