Egg Fried Rice

Ingredients

• Cold rice
• Eggs
• Ham
• Cucumber
• Carrot
• Oil
• Salt
• White pepper
• Light soy sauce
• Scallions (green onions)
• Cooked meat (optional options: dried beef slices / luncheon meat / cured sausage / braised pork , etc. - Pick one or add more)
• Note: regarding rice preparation, refer to [Rice Cooking Method](./米饭/电饭煲蒸米饭.md) when getting ready.

Steps

1. Use a spatula to break the rice into small chunks in advance.
2. Slice or cube the ham, carrot, cucumber, etc., according to your needs.
3. If you have cooked meat at home, have it ready for added flavor.
4. Separate the egg white and egg yolk, crack them into two large bowls, and beat each until fully blended. **Note**, do not add salt at this step.
5. Heat the wok over high heat. Once it emits smoke, add oil, then add the egg white. Once it sets (coagulates), remove and set aside.
6. If there is enough oil, add the egg yolk directly. If there isn't enough oil, add a little more oil and wait for it to heat up again over high heat.
7. Once the remaining liquid sets, turn the heat down to medium-low. Add the ham, cooked meat, carrot, cucumber, and other prepared ingredients. Stir-fry for 10 seconds (until they become aromatic).
8. Pour the egg white back into the pan and stir-fry for another 5 seconds. Quickly pour in the rice and turn the heat up to stir-fry vigorously; the goal is for every grain of rice to be coated in egg.
9. While stir-frying, break up any clumps of rice. This process takes a while; stir until the rice is fully broken up and evenly mixed.
10. Turn the heat to low. Add salt, white pepper, and light soy sauce.
11. Continue mixing until you see some rice 'jumping' (bouncing) in the pan; this indicates it's about done.
12. Finally, add the chopped scallions and stir-fry for another 10 seconds.
13. Turn off the heat and bowl the fried rice.