Cantonese Chicken & Salted Fish Fried Rice

Method8 steps · about 30 min

1. 1

   Step 1: Dice the chicken breast (1) and mix it with ½ tsp sesame oil, 1 tsp soy sauce, 1 tsp oil and 1½ tsp cornstarch. Marinate for 15 minutes in the refrigerator. Meanwhile chop the onion, finely dice the bone-free salt-cured fish, chop the lettuce and scallion, and have all cooked rice and remaining seasonings ready before heating the wok.

   Marinate diced chicken · 15 minUses 1 chicken breast, diced · ½ tsp sesame oil for chicken marinade · 1 tsp soy sauce for chicken marinade · 1 tsp oil for chicken marinade · 1½ tsp cornstarch for chicken marinade

2. 2

   Step 2: Heat 1 tbsp of the wok oil over very high heat. Add all the marinated chicken from step 1, sear until lightly browned, then lift it out into a bowl. Return it to the wok later to finish cooking; keep this pause brief.

   Uses 1 tbsp wok oil for chicken · All marinated diced chicken

3. 3

   Step 3: In the hot wok from step 2, heat the remaining 2 tbsp wok oil over very high heat. Add all the chopped half-onion (½) and stir-fry until translucent.

   Uses Wok with retained oil after lifting out the chicken · Remaining 2 tbsp wok oil · ½ medium onion (chopped)

   
4. 4

   Step 4: Add all ⅓–½ cup finely diced salt-cured fish to the translucent onion from step 3. Keep stir-frying over very high heat for a couple of minutes, until fragrant.

   Check fragrant salted fish · 2 minUses Translucent onion with the wok oil · ⅓–½ cup Chinese salt-cured fish, finely diced

5. 5

   Step 5: Add all 4–5 cups ready cooked rice and all the reserved chicken from step 2 to the onion and fish from step 4. Stir thoroughly over very high heat until the rice is hot throughout and the chicken is fully cooked to at least 74°C.

   Uses Hot onion and salt-cured fish with wok oil · 4–5 cups cooked rice · All reserved lightly browned chicken pieces

6. 6

   Step 6: Add all 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine and 1 tsp finishing sesame oil to the hot rice and fully cooked chicken from step 5. Taste and add salt only as needed because the cured fish is salty. Stir-fry for another minute.

   Finish seasoning fried rice · 1 minUses Hot rice with fully cooked chicken and salted fish · 1 tablespoon shaoxing wine · 1 teaspoon sesame oil · Salt (to taste)

7. 7

   Step 7: Add all 2 cups finely chopped lettuce and ¼ cup chopped scallion to the seasoned fried rice from step 6. Give everything a final stir until the greens are mixed through.

   Uses Seasoned chicken and salted-fish fried rice · 2 cups finely chopped lettuce · ¼ cup chopped scallion

8. 8

   Step 8: Serve the chicken and salted-fish fried rice from step 7 immediately as four meal portions.

   Uses Finished chicken and salted-fish fried rice