
Yangzhou Egg Floss Fried Rice
A recreation of the "egg floss fried rice" I found overseas. Beaten egg is poured into plenty of oil to create fluffy, thread-like egg floss, which is served over shrimp fried rice. The correct oil temperature for adding the egg is around 110°C, and a wok plus generous use of oil is the key. The effort is about the same as regular fried rice, with the amount of oil being the only real drawback.
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INSTRUCTIONS
Instructions
Make egg drop soup as practice. Add salt, sake, chicken stock powder, and potato starch slurry to water and heat, then pour in the beaten egg while stirring in a circular motion. Finish with a little sesame oil.
0:36~5 minFill a small pot with oil, start at around 160°C and aim for 140–130°C to pour in the beaten egg, but the egg does not separate and clumps together instead.
0:55~3 minLower the oil temperature further and try again. It forms threads, but they are too fine and stick together.
1:38~3 minGoing to the extreme, drop to 95°C and add the egg, but it does not set and dissolves, ending in failure. Too low is also no good.
2:01~3 minBased on these trends, bring the oil to around 110°C, set the heat to medium, and pour in all the beaten egg at once. Fluffy, translucent egg floss is complete.
2:30~5 minNow for the fried rice. Cook the shrimp in the wok, then add the rice. Rather than chopping straight down or pressing hard, work with the idea of separating the grains from each other, turning the rice over as needed so it does not burn.
3:55~4 minOnce the rice has separated enough that the wok is easy to toss, add another portion of beaten egg.
4:10~2 minAdd the other ingredients and seasonings, toss everything together, and top with the egg floss to finish.
4:30~3 minSwitch from the small pot to a wok, pour in oil generously, and swirl it to coat the pan. This gives beautifully finished egg floss.
6:02~3 minRound two. Following the same procedure, stir-fry the shrimp then the rice in the wok. Even if the rice is not freshly cooked and has become stickier, it is fine as long as you handle it faithfully to the basics.
6:36~4 minAdd the seasonings to taste without measuring, decide the flavor, and mix with the ingredients.
7:08~2 minPlate it and top with the fluffy, lard-scented egg floss to finish. The egg is light and airy, working its way between the grains so the whole dish has a fluffy texture.
7:44~1 min
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