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Main dishes · 35 min

Uncle Roger's fried rice

The fried rice Uncle Roger taught Kent Rollins, with pork lard, Chinese sausage and MSG.

Adapted from Kent Rollins & Uncle Roger

Prep
20 min
Cook
15 min
Total
35 min
Difficulty
easy

Ingredients

Serves 4

  • 2 tbsp pork lard
  • 3 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 2 bird's eye chilies, diced
  • 2 Chinese sausages, sliced
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 egg yolk, beaten
  • 950 mL white rice, cooked and chilled
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • sesame oil, to taste
  • 1 tbsp white pepper
  • 1 tbsp MSG
  • 3 green onions, chopped

Steps

  1. Grease the wok, or a large cast iron skillet, with the pork lard.
  2. Add the garlic, shallot and chilies. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
  3. Stir in the sausage and cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  4. Add the beaten egg and yolk, stirring constantly. Slowly stir in the rice.
  5. Season to taste with the soy sauce, sesame oil, white pepper and MSG.
  6. Top with the green onions and serve warm.

Tips

Variations

  • The Chinese sausage can be replaced with andouille or chorizo.