Mauritian Special Chicken Fried Rice

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Tofu is lower in calories and suitable for vegetarians; chicken thighs are more budget-friendly.

Chop 400 grams of chicken and season it with cornstarch, salt, black pepper, and soy sauce.

Mix the chicken with the seasonings thoroughly.

Heat a large pot and add oil for frying.

Add the seasoned chicken to the pot and fry until cooked through.

Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside.

Add a little extra oil to the pot and add chopped carrots, sweet corn, cabbage, and spring onions.

Stir-fry the vegetables until they soften.

Add garlic ginger paste (about a teaspoon) to the vegetables and continue to fry until the rawness of the carrots is gone.

Remove the cooked vegetables from the pot and set aside with the chicken.

Add cold cooked rice to the pot and fry it off.

Combine the previously cooked chicken and vegetables back into the pot with the rice.

Add soy sauce and oyster sauce to the mixture for flavor.

In a separate frying pan, whisk 3 eggs with a little soy sauce and cook until set, then chop into small pieces.

Add the chopped eggs and some reserved spring onions to the fried rice mixture and stir to combine.

Portion the fried rice and garnish with reserved egg and spring onions.

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