Pork Fried Rice
Jun 3rd, 2009 by Robert Colinares | 22,504 Views | Print Post
As with most Asian countries, the most consumed food in the Philippines is rice. It is most often boiled and served during most meals. Left over rice is often fried with garlic and onion to make sinangag (fried rice), which is the typical way of Filipino style fried rice. One of the most common dishes served with classic fried rice are Silogs.
As most Filipinos know they come in several combinations, but the most common ones are Tapsilog, Longsilog, and Tocilog.
One of the keys to making fried rice is using the right type of rice. For example, don’t use a rice that is very sticky or you will have a hard time incorporating all the ingredients. The rice will stick together rather than breaking apart. Also let the rice sit overnight in the fridge. This will help to break the rice apart a lot easier or at least let it totally cool off before cooking it. There are endless combinations when it comes to fried rice, but we are not going to talk about all of them today. Instead I’m going to show you my version which is pretty simple, but it has enough ingredients in it that it could be eaten by itself. This version of fried rice is inspired by the way the Chinese cook theirs, which also became very popular in the Philippines. The same common ingredients are found in both versions. Let’s cook shall we?
Ingredients:
5 Cups of cooked long grain rice
1 Cup of diced pork barbecue
1 Cup of diced Ham
1 Small onion diced
½ Cup of diced carrots
½ Cup of frozen green peas
2 Eggs scrambled and sliced into small pieces
1 Tbs. Oyster sauce
2 Tbs. Soy sauce
½ Tsp. Ground black pepper
½ Tsp. MSG (vetsin) optional
½ Tsp. Salt
2 Tbs. Corn oil
8 Stalks of green onions
Note:
Slice green onions ¼ in. long and then use 4 stalks for cooking and the other 4 as a garnish.
Directions:
Prepare the rice by breaking it apart completely before you begin. In a large wok heat oil over medium high heat and sauté carrots and green peas for 1 minute. Next add the rice and mix it for about one minute. Then add the oyster sauce, soy sauce, barbecue pork, and ham. Keep mixing for 3 minutes. Add the onions, eggs, and season it with msg (vetsin), salt, and black pepper. Keep mixing for another 5 minutes, then add the green onions stirring for another 2 minutes and you’re done. Serve with Filipino style pork barbecue and Lumpia (shanghai). Garnish fried rice with the remaining green onions just before serving. Enjoy!
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Looks tasty and healthy at the same time. Better than anything my local Ricebox would have prepared. And they probably add a lot of MSG because I can often taste solid bits of salt in my chicken fried rice.
maraming salamat sa recipe na to…actually wala talaga akong alam na luto,,,at ngaun na ng asawa na ako….i have to learn how to cook…..although, ung hubby ko is a good cook….pero dapat matikman din nya ang putahing pinoy….more power sa inyo…..best regards…jean in australia
post pa po kau ng ibang menu…kasi kahit man lng dito matuto ako at may guidelines ako kung paano mgluto..thanks again…we love you…..
Hi thanks for posting this..its all good..i did this at home..it makes me hungry that much as soon as i saw the pictures…
Just found this site today. Most of the recipe has MSG on it, is there anything you can use besides MSG? Thanks, love the website. I’m trying a couple of your recipe this weekend. By the way, do you have a recipe for empanada’s?
Good recipe..never seen peas and carrots in dishes in PI. Usually see the egg as quail eggs sliced and the peas and carots exchanged for nothing or a diced pepper.
Mae,
You can use this if you can’t use MSG. It is a good substitute for MSG specially when cooking fried rice. Sorry, I don’t have a recipe for Empanada’s.
Robert Colinares
Wow! Your website is awesome! I am not much of a cook (seems like I always mess things up) but I would love to be one. First time on this site and added to my favorites right away! My fiance is out on a business trip and I’d like to try on some pinoy recipes and found this great site. Your instructions are very clear with before & after pictures. You just don’t know how much help you are with people like me who’s teriible in the kitchen. I will keep your posted with my progress… Today will try the giniling guisado and fried rice and bring to work tomorrow. God bless you, Robert!