Day-old rice stir-fried with soy sauce, vegetables, scrambled egg, and chicken, seasoned with the quintessential Guyanese wiri wiri pepper.
Ingredients
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4 cups day-old cooked rice
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200g chicken breast, diced
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2 eggs, beaten
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1 cup mixed vegetables, diced
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1 onion, diced
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3 cloves garlic, minced
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3 tbsp soy sauce
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1 tbsp oyster sauce
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1 wiri wiri pepper, minced
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2 stalks scallion, sliced
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2 tbsp vegetable oil
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1 tsp sesame oil
Instructions
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1
Heat vegetable oil in a wok over very high heat. Add chicken and stir-fry until cooked through, about three minutes. Remove.
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2
Add beaten eggs to the wok and scramble quickly until just set. Break into small pieces with spatula.
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3
Add garlic, onion, and wiri wiri pepper. Stir-fry thirty seconds until fragrant.
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4
Add day-old rice, breaking up any clumps. Stir-fry two minutes, pressing rice against the wok for slight charring.
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5
Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, mixed vegetables, and cooked chicken. Toss everything together for two minutes.
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6
Finish with sesame oil and scallion. Serve immediately while the rice is hot and slightly smoky.
Did You Know?
Guyanese fried rice must use day-old rice; using fresh rice is considered a cardinal sin by Chinese-Guyanese cooks.