Lao Gan Ma Fried Rice ()

Lao Gan Ma Fried Rice! A dish with a bunch of variations all across China, this sort was a specific Guizhou variant.

0:00 - Where's this dish from?
0:47 - But which Lao Gan Ma?
1:35 - An aside on bacon
2:00 - Steaming Rice for Fried Rice
3:19 - Making Lao Gan Ma Fried Rice
5:44 - Side Idea, Century Egg and Napa Soup
6:15 - Is this just Guailu Freestyle Fried Rice actually?

FULL WRITTEN RECIPE

Is over on the Substack! Free as always, if it had to be said:

https://chinesecookingdemystified.substack.com/p/lao-gan-ma-fried-rice

INGREDIENT LIST

I'll copy over here though, just in case that's helpful:

* Jasmine rice (/), 225g
* Napa Cabbage (/), 40g
* Liaojiu a.k.a. Shaoxing wine (/), ~1/2 tbsp. To be swirled in when frying the cabbage.
* Bacon, 3 strips
* Optional, to fry the bacon:
Water, ~3 tbsp
Oil, ~1/2 tbsp
* Aromatics:
Garlic, 1 large clove, minced.
Ginger, ~1/2 cm, minced.
Scallion, ~1. White and green part separated. White minced, greens sliced.
* Liaojiu a.k.a. Shaoxing wine (/), ~1/2 tbsp. To be swirled in after frying the aromatics.
* Red, fragrant chili powder, 2 tsp. E.g. qinjiao, gochugaru, kashmiri. (Optional. Can also swap for 1.5 tsp paprika and 0.5 tsp cayenne pepper)
* Lao Gan Ma Chili Oil with Black Bean (), 2 tbsp
* Soy sauce (), 1 tbsp
* Canned beans, 100g. Dealers choice. Kidney beans would be nice.
* Seasoning:
Salt, tsp
Sugar, tsp
MSG (), tsp
White pepper powder (), tsp

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