RECIPE

Pork Fried Rice

  • ACTIVE:
  • TOTAL TIME: 25 MIN
  • SERVINGS: 4

Chicago shoppers are in luck: Takashi Yagihashi (an F&W Best New Chef 2000) has a Japanese-style noodle shop in the Macy's on State Street. On his menu is this pork fried rice, his favorite childhood after-school snack.

  • ACTIVE:
  • TOTAL TIME: 25 MIN
  • SERVINGS: 4
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Ingredients

  • Ingredients
    1. 3 tablespoons soy sauce
    2. 5 teaspoons rice vinegar
    3. 1 tablespoon Asian sesame oil
    4. 1/4 teaspoon sugar
    5. 1/4 cup solid vegetable shortening
    6. 3/4 pound Chinese barbecued pork, half cut into 1/2-inch dice and half sliced 1/3 inch thick
    7. 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed
    8. 2 large shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded and caps thinly sliced
    9. 1 carrot, cut into 1/3-inch dice
    10. 1 head baby bok choy, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
    11. 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
    12. 6 cups cold cooked Japanese short-grain rice
    13. 2 scallions, thinly sliced
    14. Pinch of freshly ground pepper
    15. Kosher salt

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, stir the soy sauce with the rice vinegar, sesame oil and sugar.
  2. Heat a very large skillet. Add the shortening and let melt. Add the diced pork and stir-fry over high heat for 1 minute. Add the peas, shiitakes, carrot and bok choy and stir-fry until tender. Add the eggs and scramble just until set.
  3. Stir in the cooked rice, scallions, soy sauce mixture and pepper and stir-fry until the rice is hot. Remove from the heat and season with salt. Spoon the fried rice into bowls, top with the sliced pork and pickled ginger and serve.