Western fried rice! This is another fun Cha Chaan Teng dish, that I think provides an interesting look at how different cuisines can be conceptualized across cultures. If cooks in the west sometimes conceptualize a "Chinese flavor profile" as ginger, scallion, and soy sauce... what's the inverse look like?In this video, I also touch on what Western food is like in China. Hope you have a bit of patience for a brief ramble on the topic :)0:00 - What is western food like in China?2:13 - Western fried rice and the Chinese-western Trinity3:29 - Prep and Rice Steaming4:57 - Rice Frying6:18 - Do people think this is Western food?Written recipe is also over here on /r/CasualChina:https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualChina/comments/oht8ch/recipe_western_fried_rice_%E8%A5%BF%E7%82%92%E9%A5%AD_oc/h4r3cc1/INGREDIENTS* Jasmine rice (粘米/丝苗米/泰国香米), 230g.* Onion, 1/2. Minced.* Tomato, 1/2. Diced.* Red bell pepper, 1/4. Diced.* Ketchup, 5 tbsp.* Hot dog, 1 -or- spam, ~75g* Char Siu BBQ pork -or- honey ham, 75g -or- skip this.* Lard (猪油) -or- whatever oil, 2 tbsp. For frying.* Liaojiu a.k.a. Shaoxing wine (料酒/绍酒) -or- white wine, sherry or whatever, 1 tbsp.* Soy sauce (生抽), 1 tsp.* Seasoning: 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp sugar, 1/4 tsp white pepper powder (白胡椒粉), 1/8 tsp MSG (味精)PROCESSHigh level overview here: first, we'll par boil and steam the rice, and spread it out over a plate. Then, we'll prep everything. For the stir fry, we'll make a base by softening the onions and cooking them together with the ketchup. Once the oil separates and stains red/orange, we'll continue making fried rice using that steamed rice.Steps 1-3 can be done using the steaming method that we previously outlined, if you have a bamboo steamer: https://youtu.be/XjHQoYAp9I01. Rinse your rice 3-4 times until the water loses about half of its translucency. Add to boiling water, par boil for three minutes. Strain.2. Poke some holes in the rice, then wrap the strainer with aluminum foil. Place over bubbling water, steam for 10 minutes. Then, shut off the heat and let it sit there for another five.3. Remove, spread the rice over a plate.4. Prepare the rest of the ingredients: mince up the onions... dice the hot dog, bell pepper, tomato, and char siu... measure out the seasoning.5. Stir fry: as always, first longyau - get your wok piping hot, shut off the heat, add in the oil, and give it swirl to get a nice non-stick surface. Flame on medium, add in the onions and fry for ~3 minutes til translucent. Add in the ketchup, fry until the oil separates and stains, ~2 minutes. Add the hot dog and the char siu. Up the flame to high, quick 15 second fry. Then pour a tablespoon of wine over your spatula and around the side of the wok - quick mix - and add in the rice. Fry the rice for ~2 minutes, or until evenly coated and you can hear little 'pops' coming from the rice. Teaspoon of soy sauce, over the spatula and around the wok. Quick mix. Seasoning in. Quick mix. Tomato and bell pepper in, ~15 second fry. Out.So as always when doing these sorts of videos, lots of people to thank and credit.The General Tso's clip is from a channel called "Feigang Fei", where the charming owner of a Chinese restaurant in Montreal discusses his menu. You can them at https://auntdai.com/ - they're doing a mix of authentic Chinese food together with takeout style, and the food looks good. You can find the video here:https://youtu.be/WfYnkSbo3woThe clip of the western restaurant in China is when Shake Shack first opened in Shanghai. Famously, they had lines around the block. The footage was from the channel "이크린 IKLN", and you can check out their Vlog of the opening here:https://youtu.be/qa1fQ7EjEaQThat burger is courtesy of the esteemed food blogger Nomfluence in Shanghai. If you live in Shanghai, you know Nomfluence. If you don't, she reviews international (and some Chinese) restaurants in Shanghai. An excellent IG too, even if you don't live in Shanghai:https://www.instagram.com/nomfluence/And finally some footage of the western fried rice in Hong Kong is courtesy of my buddy Garrett, who's got his own travel/city walk channel if you're interested:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHOdKBhU4RHDe5SLu6hfS5gAnd check out our Patreon if you'd like to support the project!http://www.patreon.com/ChineseCookingDemystifiedOutro Music: คิดถึงคุณจัง by ธานินทร์ อินทรเทพFound via My Analog Journal (great channel): https://youtu.be/GHaL5H-VYRg
