Rice
Crab Fried Rice
- Prep time 5 minutes
- Cook time 7 minutes
- Serves 2
Author Notes
Crab fried rice is a mainstay on the menu at my restaurant, Tolo, located in New York City’s Chinatown. Tolo is named after the harbor in Hong Kong where I spent part of my childhood; the food is in large part inspired by my memories there, what I ate as a kid and what I love eating now.
This is my way to cook crab fried rice at home. At the restaurant, we make the fried rice in the wok, which requires a quick hand and lots of tossing. But at home, a skillet or a non-stick sauté pan and controlled heat will do! Fried rice is so customizable. You could go vegetarian with a bunch of different greens. Or you could go down a seafood route with scallops or prawns. When I am making crab fried rice, I always make sure my crab morsels are not too broken up because I love getting a big nugget. -Ron Yan
—Food52
Ingredients
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2 tablespoons
canola oil (other neutral oil will work)
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2
stalks Chinese broccoli (stems into chopped quarter inch rounds, leaves shredded into thin pieces)
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2
whole eggs
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1 pint
cold, leftover rice
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1/2 cup
picked crab meat
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1/8 teaspoon
salt
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1/8 teaspoon
sugar
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2 tablespoons
soy sauce
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1/4 cup
scallions (light green and white parts only)
Directions
- Prepare your Chinese broccoli: separate the leaves from the stems. Chop the stems into quarter inch rounds. Roll the leaves; it should allow you to easily chop them into thin ribbons.
- Slice your scallions - light green and white parts only.
- On medium-high heat, warm up a non-stick sauté pan with your oil.
- Add the broccoli stems, saute until greens slightly change color.
- Crack in eggs. Once the eggs start to whiten, break the yolks and mix around until the eggs are almost fully cooked. Turn the heat to low.
- Add in rice, smashing any big clumps. Mix thoroughly for 30 seconds.
- Turn the heat back up and add in crab, salt, sugar, and soy sauce. Stir for about 30 seconds.
- Add in the scallions and broccoli leaves and cook until the leaves are wilted. Serve immediately!
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