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Hong Kong Yin Yang Fried Rice

港式鴛鴦炒飯

Hong Kong Yin Yang Fried Rice — finished dish

Recipe overview

Egg fried rice is topped on separate halves with tomato chicken sauce and milky prawn sauce.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

  • 700 g chilled cooked rice
  • 200 g skinless chicken breast
  • 200 g peeled deveined prawns
  • 2 pieces eggs
  • 200 g tomatoes
  • 100 g onion

Red sauce

  • 2 tbsp ketchup
  • 120 ml water
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cornflour

White sauce

  • 200 ml whole milk
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cornflour

Rice seasonings

  • 2 tbsp cooking oil
  • 0.25 tsp salt
Hong Kong Yin Yang Fried Rice — ingredients

02

Tools

  • kitchen knife
  • cutting board
  • mixing bowl
  • measuring spoons
  • measuring jug
  • wok
  • spatula
  • lidded pot
  • food thermometer
  • serving plate
Hong Kong Yin Yang Fried Rice — tools

03

Steps

Hong Kong Yin Yang Fried Rice — Wash and dice tomatoes and onion; divide onion in half

Step 1

Wash and dice tomatoes and onion; divide onion in half

Wash and dice tomatoes and onion; divide onion in half.

Hong Kong Yin Yang Fried Rice — Dice chicken one centimetre; drain prawns

Step 2

Dice chicken one centimetre; drain prawns

Dice chicken one centimetre; drain prawns. Clean hands, knife and board after raw meat.

Hong Kong Yin Yang Fried Rice — Mix red and white sauce ingredients in separate bowls

Step 3

Mix red and white sauce ingredients in separate bowls

Mix red and white sauce ingredients in separate bowls.

Hong Kong Yin Yang Fried Rice — Heat half a tablespoon oil in the pot; fry half the onion and chicken two minutes

Step 4

Heat half a tablespoon oil in the pot; fry half the onion and chicken two minutes

Heat half a tablespoon oil in the pot; fry half the onion and chicken two minutes.

Hong Kong Yin Yang Fried Rice — Fry tomatoes two minutes; stir and pour in red sauce

Step 5

Fry tomatoes two minutes; stir and pour in red sauce

Fry tomatoes two minutes; stir and pour in red sauce.

Hong Kong Yin Yang Fried Rice — Simmer four to six minutes until chicken reaches 75°C for at least 30 seconds; transfer red sauce to a bowl

Step 6

Simmer four to six minutes until chicken reaches 75°C for at least 30 seconds; transfer red sauce to a bowl

Simmer four to six minutes until chicken reaches 75°C for at least 30 seconds; transfer red sauce to a bowl.

Hong Kong Yin Yang Fried Rice — Clean the pot; heat half a tablespoon oil and fry remaining onion and prawns two minutes

Step 7

Clean the pot; heat half a tablespoon oil and fry remaining onion and prawns two minutes

Clean the pot; heat half a tablespoon oil and fry remaining onion and prawns two minutes.

Hong Kong Yin Yang Fried Rice — Stir and add white sauce; simmer until thick and prawn centres reach 75°C for at least 30 seconds

Step 8

Stir and add white sauce; simmer until thick and prawn centres reach 75°C for at least 30 seconds

Stir and add white sauce; simmer until thick and prawn centres reach 75°C for at least 30 seconds.

Hong Kong Yin Yang Fried Rice — Heat remaining tablespoon oil in wok; beat eggs and scramble until set

Step 9

Heat remaining tablespoon oil in wok; beat eggs and scramble until set

Heat remaining tablespoon oil in wok; beat eggs and scramble until set.

Hong Kong Yin Yang Fried Rice — Add rice and quarter teaspoon salt; stir-fry until heated to 75°C for at least 30 seconds

Step 10

Add rice and quarter teaspoon salt; stir-fry until heated to 75°C for at least 30 seconds

Add rice and quarter teaspoon salt; stir-fry until heated to 75°C for at least 30 seconds.

Hong Kong Yin Yang Fried Rice — Plate rice and cover half with the still-hot tomato chicken sauce

Step 11

Plate rice and cover half with the still-hot tomato chicken sauce

Plate rice and cover half with the still-hot tomato chicken sauce.

Hong Kong Yin Yang Fried Rice — Cover the other half with prawn white sauce and serve with the colours separate

Step 12

Cover the other half with prawn white sauce and serve with the colours separate

Cover the other half with prawn white sauce and serve with the colours separate.

Common mistakes

  1. Do not mix both sauces into one colour; raw chicken tools must not touch cooked rice.

Tips

Keep sauces pourable but coating; loosen with a little hot water if thick. Refrigerate cooked rice within two hours, use within three days and reheat once only. Contains egg, milk and crustaceans.